Published 2008, hardcover, 355 pages, 285 colour photos, 2 drawings and 4 distributional maps.

The standard work on the natural history, ecology and captive breeding of the yellowfooted and the redfooted tortoise, with additional information on threats and culture. All recently published books on these beautifull tortoises find their bases in this book by Vetter and Vinke.

With a Preface by Pedro Trebbau and a Foreword by Peter C.H. Pritchard