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Basic information
Chelonoidis carbonarius
Red-footed Tortoise
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTurtles
FamilyTortoises
GenusChelonoidis
- Czech name
- Želva uhlířská
- English name
- Red-footed Tortoise
- Alternative names
- Jaboti, Jabuti, Jabuti-Piranga, Jabuti-Vermelho, Köhlerschildkröte, Land Turtle, Morocoy, Red Foot Tortoise, Sal Island tortoise
- Synonyms
- Geochelone atlantica, Testudo boiei, Testudo carbonaria
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 600 mm
- Body mass
- max 32,223 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 41.9 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 49 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- ~26.6 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–7 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~2 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
- Egg length
- ~42 mm
- Egg width
- ~37 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · TVL4 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4