Red-footed tortoise
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| phylum | Chordata | The red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) is a species of tortoises from northern South America. These medium-sized tortoises generally average 30 cm (12 in) as adults, but can reach over 40 cm (16 in). They have dark-colored, loaf-shaped carapaces (back shell) with a lighter patch in the middle of each scute.
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| clade | Anapsida | |
| order | Testudines | |
| suborder | Cryptodira | |
| family | Testudinidae | |
| genus | Chelonoidis | |
| species | C. carbonaria |
