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RE: Russian with three toes on back legs

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Posted by: tspuckler at Fri Apr 23 14:22:11 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by tspuckler ]  
   

I know of no tortoise that typically has three toes on its back feet.
Therefore hybridization does not seem like a rational theory.
I'm thinking it's probably a birth defect or it lost its toes (or toenails) via an accident/predator.

Tim
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