That's what I thought as well until I saw where the OP said that it was not a Sulcata.I think its a sulcata based on this pic. Got any other pics?
That's what I thought as well until I saw where the OP said that it was not a Sulcata.
That's exactly what I was thinking! I was thinking I wanted it if it was a female leopard but it looks suspiciously like a sulcata too....It reminds me quite a bit of the older, faded leopard tortoises. Too bad we can't see the head. Leopard tortoises have two elongated spots above the nose. Very identifiable.
Nope definitely not a Burmese Brown mountain tortoise. I have a couple of the blacks...Could it be a burmese brown mountain tortoise? The head doesn't look like a sulcata, and it's shell doesn't look like a leopard.
Could it be a burmese brown mountain tortoise? The head doesn't look like a sulcata, and it's shell doesn't look like a leopard.
Im guessing it's not a sulcata.The coloring is way wrong.
Good call, I didn't notice that.I consider this possibly too as I ran through my eliminating variables. The leg scale can be similar in both species, especially if they are worn down by digging in abrasive soil or rubbing on abrasive walls like cinderblock.
One clue that it might be a sulcata and not a MEE or MEP is the lack of a nuchal scute. Manouria have one. Sulcatas don't.
Could it be a giant yellow foot ?
The animal in the first post of this thread is not a denticulata. Giant or otherwise.
I have met the animal (and its "sister" as well) in the photo you posted several times, by the way. A real treat.