Red-footed tortoise: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-footed tortoise lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chelonoidis carbonaria
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Found in	8 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Testudinidae

Where does the red-footed tortoise live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-footed tortoise in 8 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Oriximiná.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the red-footed tortoise?

The red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Testudinidae, genus Chelonoidis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-footed tortoise

The red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) is a species of tortoise from northern South America. These medium-sized tortoises generally average 30 cm (12 in) as adults, but can reach over 40 cm (16 in). They have dark-colored (nearly black), “loaf”-shaped carapaces (top shell) with a lighter patch in the middle of each scute (shell segment), and a somewhat lighter-colored plastron (underbelly). They also have dark limbs dotted with brightly-colored scales, from which they get their name, that range from pale yellow to vivid or dark red. Visible differences are noted between red-footed tortoises from varying eco-regions. They are closely related to the more easterly-distributed yellow-footed tortoise (C. denticulatus) of the Amazon Basin.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-footed tortoise (revision 1378997465), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q277794 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).