Angonoka or Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora). Critically Endangered. Permanent 'nick' identification mark, on scute.

Angonoka or Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora). Critically Endangered. Permanent 'nick' identification mark, on scute. Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Joe Blossom / Alamy Stock Photo

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FG5DXB

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60.2 MB (2.7 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3744 x 5616 px | 31.7 x 47.5 cm | 12.5 x 18.7 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

23 November 2015

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Angonoka or Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora). Critically Endangered. Permanent 'nick' identification mark, on nearest scute, of carapace, help reduce chances of theft as well as for individual animal recordings. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Breeding Centre, alongside Ankarafantsika National Park. Madagascar. Rarest species of tortoise in the world.