South American Yellowfoot Tortoise
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South American Yellowfoot Tortoise

Chelonoidis denticulatus

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
5 Verified records at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus), also known as the Brazilian giant tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and is closely related to the red-footed tortoise (C. carbonarius). It is found in the Amazon Basin of South America. The species name has often been misspelled as denticulata, an error introduced in the 1980s when Chelonoidis was elevated to genus and mistakenly treated as feminine, an error recognized and fixed in 2017. With an average length of 40 cm (15.75 in) and the largest known specimen at 94 cm (37 in), this is the sixth-largest tortoise species on Earth, after the Galapagos tortoise, the Aldabra tortoise, the African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata, typical size 76 cm (30 in)), the leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis), and the Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys), typical size 60 cm (23.6 in)). Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a South American Yellowfoot Tortoise sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park

Red-Footed Tortoise

Red-Footed Tortoise

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Chelonoidis carbonarius

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
3 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
5 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
7 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
8 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
9 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
10 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
11 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
12 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a South American Yellowfoot Tortoise in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a South American Yellowfoot Tortoise sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see South American Yellowfoot Tortoise in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for South American Yellowfoot Tortoise in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.

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