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The yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus), also known as the Brazilian giant tortoise, [2] is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and is closely related to the red-footed tortoise (C. carbonarius). It is found in the Amazon Basin of South America.
An Aldabra giant tortoise, an example of a giant tortoise.. Giant tortoises are any of several species of various large land tortoises, which include a number of extinct species, [1] as well as two extant species with multiple subspecies formerly common on the islands of the western Indian Ocean and on the Galápagos Islands.
Turtles of South America — turtles, tortoises, and terrapins native to terrestrial−land, freshwater, and coastal marine ecosystems and habitats of South America. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Scientists have reported that a rare species of giant tortoise thought to have died out more than a century ago is not in fact extinct. Genetic research has shown that a female specimen discovered ...
STORY: These giant tortoises arethriving on a Galapagos islandLocation: Santa Fe Island, Ecudaorsince being moved there in 2015to help ecological restorationGALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY NGO DIRECTOR ...
C. n. duncanensis – Pinzon Island giant tortoise [2] C. n. guntheri – Sierra Negra giant tortoise [2] C. n. hoodensis – Hood Island giant tortoise [2] C. n. microphyes – Volcán Darwin giant tortoise [2] † C. n. niger – Floreana giant tortoise (driven to extinction in the mid-19th century, but could be bred back from hybrids) [2]
† Chelonoidis cubensis Cuban giant tortoise; Chelonoidis denticulatus Brazilian giant tortoise, yellow-footed tortoise † C. dominicensis Dominican giant tortoise [39] † Chelonoidis lutzae Lutz's giant tortoise, Late Pleistocene † Chelonoidis monensis Mona tortoise; Angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) Chelonoidis niger Galapagos giant ...
Chelonoidis niger phantasticus (commonly known as the Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise or Narborough Island giant tortoise) is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise that was discovered in 1906 and thought extinct, until a single female was discovered living on Fernandina Island by an expedition in February 2019.