Testudo radiata.
Tortoises, terrapins, and turtles : drawn from life / by James de Carle Sowerby and Edward Lear.
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Source Tortoises terrapins and turtles : drawn from life http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2948225
Author John Edward Gray; Edward Lear; James de Carle Sowerby
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The radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) is a species in the family Testudinidae. Although this species is native to and most abundant in southern Madagascar, it can also be found in the rest of this island, and has been introduced to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius. |