13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Turtle Portrait

A Galápagos tortoise female (Chelonoidis porteri) on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos, Ecuador. This species is endemic to the Galápagos and is listed as endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2015
Photo Location: Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador
Camera: NIKON D600
Copyright: © Castro Kristhian