Chelonoidis denticulata Linnaeus 1766 (Yellow-footed tortoise)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Alternative combinations: Geochelone (Chelonoides) denticulata, Geochelone denticulata, Testudo denticulata

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th edition

Belongs to Chelonoidis according to A. S. Manzano et al. 2009

See also Auffenberg 1971, Crumly 1982, Linnaeus 1766 and van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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