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Chelonoidis denticulatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Yellow-footed Tortoise

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Reptilia

Order
Testudines

Family
Testunidae

Genus
Chelonoidis

Species
denticulatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - not established

Introduction

Introduced status: Intercepted

Distribution

Distribution: SE Venezuela, Caribbean lowlands of Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname; Brazil (Amazon Basin, isolated range in E Brazil, Espírito Santo, Pará, Rio de Janeiro), E Ecuador, Colombia, NE Peru (Pasco), N/E Bolivia, Trinidad, Guadeloupe.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Chelonoidis denticulatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25281. Accessed 5 May 2025.