Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wonderful!

Sorry, had to re-identify because of a duplicate species record (the species is known by multiple names). Posted 3 years ago
1. Natalia Cara
  
  Lion
  
  The species was changed from carbonaria to carbonarius in 2014, as the "gender" of the word is supposed to agree with that of the genus, which in this case is masculine. Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    You're totally right, that's why I merged your observation with this record and updated its name:
    https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/808/red-footed-tortoise.html Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Natalia Cara
      
      Lion
      
      Perfect! I did think it was weird that mine was the first one... I guess most people use common names when ID-ing their photos. Posted 3 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Yes, a lot of people do. But it's normally safer to use the binomial name. Although not in this case :) Posted 3 years ago

The Red-footed tortoise

Red-footed tortoises are tortoises from northern South America. They are medium-sized tortoises that generally average 30 centimetres as adults, but can reach over 40 cm. They have a dark-colored loaf-shaped carapace with a lighter patch in the middle of each scute, and dark limbs with brightly colored scales that range from pale yellow to dark red.

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Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises

Species identified by Ferdy Christant