黄腿象龟(学名:Chelonoidis denticulata)又称黄腿陆龟、黄脚龟,是来自中美洲巴拿马至南美洲阿根廷的一种中型陆龟。
黄腿象龟
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黄腿象龟
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科学分类
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界:
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动物界 Animalia
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门:
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脊索动物门 Chordata
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纲:
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爬行纲 Reptilia
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目:
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龟鳖目 Testudines
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亚目:
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曲颈龟亚目 Cryptodira
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科:
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陆龟科 Testudinidae
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属:
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南美象龟属 Chelonoidis
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种:
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黄腿象龟 C. denticulata
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二名法
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Chelonoidis denticulata
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异名[1]
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- Testudo denticulata Linneasus 1766
- Testudo tabulata Walbaum, 1782(nomen illegitimum)
- Testudo tessellata Schneider, 1792
- Testudo tabulata Schoepff, 1793
- Testudo terrestris americana Schweigger, 1812
- Testudo terrestris brasiliensis Schweigger, 1812
- Testudo terrestris var. cayennensis Schweigger, 1812
- Testudo terrestris surinamensis' Schweigger, 1812
- Chersine denticulata Merrem, 1820
- Chersine tessellata Merrem, 1820
- Testudo cagado Spix, 1824
- Testudo hercules Spix, 1824
- Testudo sculpta Spix, 1824
- Chersine tabulata Gravenhorst, 1829
- Testudo planata Gmelin, 1831 (nomen nudum)
- Testudo foveolata Schinz, 1833 (nomen nudum)
- Geochelone (Chelonoidis) tabulata Fitzinger, 1835
- Geochelone (Geochelone) denticulata Fitzinger, 1835
- Chelonoides tabulata Agassiz, 1857
- Chelonoidis tabulata Agassiz, 1857
- Chelonoidis denticulata Fróes, 1957
- Chelonoides denticulata Obst, 1980
- Geochelone denticulta Richard, 1999 (ex errore)
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成体背甲平均40-60公分,最长约82公分,背甲大多是茶色,各鳞甲的中央部分为黄褐色,周边颜色较暗,背甲近后肢边缘会略为鼓起,四肢鳞片尖端成橘黄色。[2]
栖息于热带常绿或落叶湿润雨林,偏向草食性,以杂草、多肉植物果实及间中会以动物尸体为食。[3]