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The yellow-footed tortoise is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and is closely related to the red-footed tortoise . It is found in the Amazon Basin of South America.

With an average length of 40 cm and the largest known specimen at 94 cm , this is the third-largest mainland tortoise species on Earth, after the African spurred tortoise ) and the Asian forest tortoise ).

Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises
Species identified by Joe Spandrusyszyn
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Uploaded Mar 29, 2015. Captured Jan 1, 1970 01:00 in 4401 Zoo Parkway, Grant, NC 27205, USA.
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