Geochelone carbonaria, red-footed tortoise


Lithograph by Edward Lear of drawing by James de Carle Sowerby. Plate from Tortoises, Terrapins and Turtles, drawn from life (1872), introduction by Dr. John Edward Gray.


Size: 2896px × 3499px
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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