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Chaco tortoise, Geochelone chilensis

Photographs by James Buskirk

Chaco tortoise, old female Chaco tortoise on road
ABOVE Geochelone chilensis seen on road, San Antonio Oeste, Argentina
LEFT Female Geochelone chilensis
Chaco tortoise, male plastron Chaco tortoise, old and younger adult males
ABOVE Adult male Chaco tortoises
LEFT Plastral view of male Chaco tortoise from Rio Negro, Argentina
Chaco tortoise young, plastron Chaco tortoise young
Young Chaco tortoises, Geochelone chilensis
Captive bred yearlings. Left, plastron; right, carapace
Male chaco tortoise in habitat Male Chaco tortoise in habitat at San Antonio Oeste, Rio Negro, Argentina

Shrubs present include the creosote Larrea divaricata

Related files:
Male vocalization, see listing under Geochelone chilensis, Tortoise Calls
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