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Red-footed Tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonaria
-15.5989, -56.0949
Field Notes
Description:
Red-foot tortoises have red scales on the limbs, as well as red, yellow, and/or orange facial markings. Red-foots will normally reach between 10 and 14 inches (25.4 - 35.6 cm) in carapace length, although in rare cases may grow up to 16 inches (40 cm).
Habitat:
pantanal, seasonally flooded grasslands and forests
Notes:
I spotted this tortoise on a hike in the pantanal, around km 40 on the Transpantaneira. Interesting fact, when a red-footed tortoise feels infested with ectoparasites, it heads to the nearest ants nest and allows them to forage over its skin.
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