Geochelone radiata, radiated 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: 5453px × 3866px
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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