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photo credit:Leopard Tortoise by Manjithkaini 
Leopard tortoise
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 71cm (2.3ft)
- Scientific name
- Stigmochelys pardalis
- Taxonomy
- Family:Testudinidae
- Genus:Stigmochelys
- Range
- Africa
4th
Yellow-footed tortoise
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 82cm (2.7ft)
- Scientific name
- Chelonoidis denticulata
- Taxonomy
- Family:Testudinidae
- Genus:Chelonoidis
- Range
- Northern part of South America
3rd
photo credit:African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) male by Bernard DUPONT
African spurred tortoise
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 83cm (2.7ft)
- Scientific name
- Geochelone sulcata
- Taxonomy
- Family:Testudinidae
- Genus:Geochelone
- Range
- Africa
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Aldabra giant tortoise
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 123cm (4ft)
- Scientific name
- Dipsochelys dussumieri
- Taxonomy
- Family:Testudinidae
- Genus:Dipsochelys
- Range
- Seychelles
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photo credit:wild giant tortoise by ollie harridge 
Galapagos giant tortoise
- Maximum Carapace Length
- 130cm (4.3ft)
- Scientific name
- Chelonoidis nigra
- Taxonomy
- Family:Testudinidae
- Genus:Chelonoidis
- Range
- Galapagos Islands
