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noun
A red-footed tortoise, of the species Chelonoidis carbonaria, from the West Indies.
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noun
A yellow-footed tortoise, of the species Chelonoidis denticulata.
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History
The turtle is named after the Morrocoy National Park in Venezuela, where the turtle is indigenous and was spotted for the first time.
