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Chaco tortoise
Chaco tortoise
(Geochelone chilensis)
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Also known as:
Argentine tortoise, southern wood tortoise
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Testudines
Family
Testudinidae
Genus
Geochelone
(1)
Size
Carapace length: up to 43.3 cm (but usually less than 25 cm)
(2)
Status
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006
(1)
, and listed on Appendix II of CITES
(3)
.
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