Red-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius

Classification

Testudinidae [family]
Chelonoidis [genus] (1)
carbonarius [species]

Classification

Testudinidae [family]
Chelonoidis [genus] (1)
carbonarius [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Saba
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  • Sint Eustatius
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  • Sint Maarten
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    Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Saba
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  • Indigenous (1) - Sint Eustatius
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  • Indigenous (1) - Sint Maarten
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    Distribution description Northern South America, Central America and Caribbean Islands.
    Notes on presence status Origin is unknown, however it may have been introduced by Amerindians. Endangered on Saba and St. Maarten, possibly introduced to St. Eustatius.

    Publications

    • Powell, R. 2006. Conservation of the herpetofauna on the Dutch Windward Islands: St. Eustatius, Saba, and St. Maarten. Applied Herpetology 3: 293-306.
    • Powell, R., Henderson, R.W. & Parmerlee, J.S. Jr. 2005. The Reptiles and Amphibians of the Dutch Caribbean: St. Eustatius, Saba, and St. Maarten. 192 pp. STENAPA.
    • Powell, R., Henderson, R.W., Parmerlee, J.S. jr. 2015. The Reptiles and Amphibians of the Dutch Caribbean: St. Eustatius, Saba, and St. Maarten. Second edition, revised and expanded Nature Guide Series, No. 004: 343. Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean..
    • Yokoyama, M. 2010. The Incomplete Guide to the Wildlife of Saint Martin. 129 pp. sxm wildlife.
    • Yokoyama, M. 2013. The Incomplete guide to the wildlife of Saint Martin. Revised and expanded second edition. 131. sxm wildlife.