Yellow-footed tortoise

Description:

There are several yellow head scales and a horizontal bar behind its eye. The carapace (shell top) is black with a small, distinct yellow area around the areola on each scute (shell scale). Adult males reach a length of up to 13.5 inches (30.4 cm) in length, while the maximum size of females is 11.25 inches (28.9 cm) in length. Mature specimens have distinctive incurving of sides, giving them a well-defined "waist". The plastron (shell bottom) is a relatively bland yellow-brown; there may be some reddish tint and vague dark marks along areas of more recent growth.

Habitat:

yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulata, formerly Geochelone denticulata) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.