radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Digiscoping with Swarovski ATM 80 HD 30 X, Coolpix P5100 (Adapter DCB)
Date 11 January 2010, 16:23
Source Radiated Tortoise, Tsimanampetsotsa, Madagascar
Author Frank Vassen https://www.flickr.com/people/42244964@N03 from Brussels, Belgium
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Radiated_Tortoise,_Tsimanampetsotsa,_Madagascar_(4309678996).jpg
The radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) is a species in the family Testudinidae. Although this species is native to and most abundant in southern Madagascar, it can also be found in the rest of this island, and has been introduced to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius.