MCZ Herpetology R-191984

Chelonoidis denticulata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1975-01-01

[no higher geography data] | [no specific locality data]

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Herp:R-191984 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Chelonoidis denticulata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Common Name(s): Yellow-footed tortoise
Determiner: José Rosado
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identification
Geochelone denticulata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia Chordata Reptilia Anapsida Testudinata Cryptodira Testudinoidea Testudinidae
Common Name(s): South American Yellow-footed Tortoise
Determiner: Joe Martinez
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: ID for G. denticulata versus G. carbonaria based on size of inguinal scutes

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  • previous number: NUVC-1529

Part Condition Disposition Count
incomplete skeleton (dry) fair in collection 1 History
Remarks: carapace, plastron, skull, jaw

Attribute Value Determination On
sex female [no agent data]

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  • Recollection of Joe Martinez (Franklin Park Children's Zoo keeper 1973-1979) -- this specimen, named 'Hercules,' was kept at the Franklin Park Children's Zoo from the late 1960s to mid-1970s, died at Franklin Park Zoo; necropsied then donated to NUVC; housed in OCC 5

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  • Continent:
  • [no higher geography data]
  • Sovereign Nation:
  • [no sovereign nation data]
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • [no specific locality data]
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • [no verbatim locality data]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Generic '[no specific locality data]' record. *PLEASE DO NOT EDIT*
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1975-01-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collector:
  • Unknown

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  • [Masked]

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