The Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) is the largest living species of tortoise. With lifespans in the wild of over 100 years, it is also one of the longest-lived vertebrates. In captivity, these adorable giants can live up to 177 years.
The Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) is a species of tortoise found in northern South America. It is closely related to the Yellow-footed tortoise from the Amazon Basin. Red-footed tortoises are popularly kept as pets, and...
Chelonoidis niger phantasticus (commonly known as the Fernandina Island Galápagos tortoise or Narborough Island giant tortoise) is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise that was discovered in 1906 and thought extinct, until a single female was...
The Yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus ) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and is closely related to the Red-footed tortoise (C. carbonarius ). This is the sixth-largest tortoise species on Earth, after the Galapagos...
Chelonoidis niger donfaustoi, known as the eastern Santa Cruz tortoise, is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise living on Santa Cruz Island, within the Galápagos. Until 2015, C. n. donfaustoi was classified as part of another subspecies, Chelonoidis...
