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Testudo graeca
Sign in to saveAlso known as Greek tortoise, Moorish tortoise, spur-thighed tortoise
species of reptile
Species
VulnerableSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTestudines
- OrderTestudines
- FamilyTestudinidae
Observations recorded20,558
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 902
- With media
- 68
- Family
- Testudinidae
- Collections
- MVZ, CAS, CUMV
- Recorded in
- Iran, Tunisia, Armenia, Turkey
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca), also known commonly as the Moorish tortoise and the spur-thighed tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is a medium-sized herbivorous testudinid, widely distributed in the Mediterranean region.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Testudo graeca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.