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Basic information
Chelonoidis denticulatus
Yellow-footed Tortoise
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTurtles
FamilyTortoises
GenusChelonoidis
- Czech name
- Želva pralesní
- English name
- Yellow-footed Tortoise
- Alternative names
- Brazilian Giant Tortoise, Forest Tortoise, Jaboti, Jabuti, Jabuti-Amarelo, Jabuti-Tinga, Morocoy, Mountain Morrocoy, South American Tortoise, South American Yellow-footed Tortoise, Waldschildkröte, Yellow-foot Tortoise
- Synonyms
- Testudo cagado, Testudo denticulata, Testudo foveolata, Testudo hercules, Testudo planata, Testudo sculpta, Testudo tabulata, Testudo tessellata
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 940 mm
- Body mass
- max 78,316 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 35.2 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 6–16 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~4 × per year
- Egg length
- ~60 mm
- Egg width
- ~59 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · TVL9 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4