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title: "Chaco Tortoise"
description: "Chelonoidis chilensis — Rettili. The Chaco tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis), also known commonly as the Argentine tortoise, the Patagonian tortoise, or the southern wood tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/chaco-tortoise
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Chaco Tortoise

> Chelonoidis chilensis — Rettili. The Chaco tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis), also known commonly as the Argentine tortoise, the Patagonian tortoise, or the southern wood tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae.

- Scientific name: *Chelonoidis chilensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 518
- Wikidata: [Q1074424](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1074424)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40108](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40108)

## Names

- en: Chaco Tortoise
- de: Argentinische Landschildkröte
- es: Tortuga Terrestre Argentina
- fr: Tortue de la Pampa
- nl: Chileense landschildpad

## Countries with the most observations

AR (290), PY (9), BO (8)

## Summary

The Chaco tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis), also known commonly as the Argentine tortoise, the Patagonian tortoise, or the southern wood tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaco_tortoise

## Photo

![Chaco Tortoise](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chaco-tortoise/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63997223

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chaco-tortoise?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).