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kensopher
at Thu Apr 26 06:46:27 2007 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kensopher ]
You say that it looks like a Chaco? How big is it, approximately? Chaco tortoises are pretty rare in collections. They stay fairly small. On the other hand, Sulcatta tortoises are very common. They look a lot like a Chaco, but are usually more than twice the size.
A good identification site is www.chelonia.org..."species galleries"..."galleries by genus"...look at "Geochelone", "Gopherus", "Manouria", and "Testudo". Individuals in any of these genera can sometimes look like a Chaco. If you narrow it down to a few species, do a google image search of the common name and also the latin name. Look for structural commonalities. Color can be misleading.
Good luck. Let us know what you think.
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RE: Could someone identify this tortoise? - kensopher, Thu Apr 26 06:46:27 2007