Can anyone identify what subspecies of redfoots I have.

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The one on the left, second from the cherryhead looks like my Northerns. Can't see the bottom one well enough. My first guess on the one next to the cherryhead was that it's a yellowfooted.
 

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Here is a closer picture of the female that was next too the red foot. Would it help if I took pictures of their bottoms
 

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Female. Chickasqualla...
 

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Male... rojoe...
 

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Female.. Yollo
 

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I know the smaller male is a cherry head.

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There are no identified or recognized subspecies of Chelonoidis carbonarius, the Red-Footed tortoise. common name for this popular form of redfoot.
I should add that the cherryhead red-footed tortoise probably qualifies and will be officially designated as a legitimate subspecies in time.All four pictured are redfoots. And you're right, the one being climbed over is a cherryhead, but that is an invented label or
 
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@tortadise will be able to help you out . But they could be crosses . Most reds here in the USA are cross breeds from different locations . Unless these are studbook animals there's no way of knowing for sure . But Kelly ( aka tortadise ) can tell you more about them than I .
 

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There are no identified or recognized subspecies of Chelonoidis carbonarius, the Red-Footed tortoise. common name for this popular form of redfoot.
I should add that the cherryhead red-footed tortoise probably qualifies and will be officially designated as a legitimate subspecies in time.All four pictured are redfoots. And you're right, the one being climbed over is a cherryhead, but that is an invented label or
Let me try that again. There are no identified or recognized subspecies of Chelonoidis carbonarius, the Red-Footed tortoise. All four pictured turtles are Redfoots. And you're right, the one being climbed over is a Cherryhead Red-Footed tortoise. But that is just an invented label for this very popular form of Redfoot. I should add that the Cherryhead probably qualifies as a subspecies and will eventually be officially recognized as such.
 
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