My mom has had this tortoise for about 40 years. She got it in Germany and believes it to be from Africa. I looked on chelonia.org and thought it looked like a Chaco tortoise. Could some one let me know?
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Could someone identify this tortoise?
iluv_varanidae
Apr 22, 2007 11:04 AM
Replies (3)
kensopher
Apr 23, 2007 06:19 AM
It may just be my computer, but the picture isn't coming through for me. I'll check the photo gallery to see if it's on there.
iluv_varanidae
Apr 24, 2007 07:25 AM
If need be, I can email it to you. I had trouble getting on there in the first place.
kensopher
Apr 26, 2007 06:46 AM
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.
