DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT
South America. They inhabit rainforests, primary forests mainly around water areas, glades and wetlands.
BEHAVIOUR
They are active during the day. Female and juveniles are active all year around, in search of food. Male are generally more active in the wet months,
when they are looking for a partner.
DIET
Their diet consists mainly of fruits, flowers, grasses, leaves, vines, roots, bark, mushrooms, insects, snails, worms and carrion.
REPRODUCTION
Laying 4 to 8 eggs, incubation lasts 128 to 152 days. The young are self-sufficient from birth.
GOOD TO KNOW
Males communicate with each other through head movements, in females this way of communication is not observed.
- Latin name: Chelonoidis denticulata
- IUCN Red List – VU – vulnerable
- CITES – Appendix II
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