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The hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is a species of tortoise native to Europe. Etymology. The specific epithet, hermanni, honors French naturalist Johann ...
T. h. hermanni are located in southern France on the island of Corsica, the Balearic Islands, eastern Spain, Sicily, Sardinia, and central and south Italy. [1] Testudo hermanni hermanni was named after Johann Hermann from the years 1738 to 1800. Johann Hermann was a French Natural history professor and a herpetologist in the city of Strasbourg ...
Kopet-Dag steppe tortoise, T. horsfieldii rustamovi; Subgenus Chersine. Hermann's tortoise, T. hermanni [1] Subspecies: Eastern Hermann's tortoise, T. hermanni boettgeri [1] Western Hermann's tortoise, T. hermanni hermanni [1] †Testudo hellenica (Miocene) Subgenus Testudo. Spur-thighed tortoise, Greek tortoise or common tortoise, T. graeca [1 ...
Family: Testudinidae (tortoises) Subfamily: Testudininae. Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni NT (ssp. hermanni: EN) (Southern Europe) Spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca VU (ssp. nikolskii: CR) (Southern Europe) Marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata LC (Southern Europe) Horsfield's tortoise, Testudo horsfieldi VU ; Family: Emydidae (pond ...
The other four species are Hermann's tortoise (T. hermanni), the Egyptian tortoise (T. kleinmanni), the marginated tortoise (T. marginata), and the Russian tortoise (A. horsfieldii). The Greek tortoise is a very long-lived animal, achieving a lifespan upwards of 125 years, with some unverified reports up to 200 years. [ 4 ]
Greek tortoise, Testudo graeca VU; Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni VU; Marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata LC; Superfamily: Trionychia (softshell turtles) ...
Notably, a similar situation is found in Hermann's tortoises living in the same region. [9] [4] Testudo marginata is also closely related to the Greek or common tortoise (Testudo graeca). Both have very similar bodily characteristics—oblong carapaces, large scales on the front legs, large coverings for the head and cone-like scales on the ...
†Titanochelon eurysternum (Gervais, 1848–1852) France, Miocene Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca) †Titanochelon ginsburgi (de Broin, 1977 ) France, Miocene †Titanochelon leberonensis (Depéret, 1890) France, Miocene; Testudo. Testudo graeca, Greek tortoise, spur-thighed tortoise, Moorish tortoise; Testudo hermanni, Hermann's tortoise