Scorpion mud turtle, Kinosternon scorpioides 1, endangered geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus 2, marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata 3, African spurred tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata 4, and Indian star tortoise, Geochelone elegans 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hessen from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1823.

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Size: 4834px × 5961px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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