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The Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca), also known commonly as the spur-thighed tortoise [1] or Moorish tortoise, [3] is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. Testudo graeca is one of five species of Mediterranean tortoises ( genera Testudo and Agrionemys ).
Hesperotestudo ("Western turtle") is an extinct genus of tortoise native to North and Central America (ranging as far south as Costa Rica [1]) from the Early Miocene to the Late Pleistocene. [2] Species of Hesperotestudo varied widely in size, with a large undescribed specimen from the Late Pleistocene of El Salvador reaching 150 cm (4.9 ft) in ...
The systematics and taxonomy of Testudo is notoriously problematic. Highfield and Martin commented: Synonymies on Testudo are notoriously difficult to compile with any degree of accuracy. The status of species referred has undergone a great many changes, each change introducing an additional level of complexity and making bibliographic research ...
Presumably, Testudo marginata diverged from ancestral Testudo graeca as a population more suited for life in the mountainous regions. Evidence in favor of this is the wide geographical region and the extremely large number of subspecies of Testudo graeca, including a subspecies in Turkey with strongly bent carapace tiles, like the marginated ...
The Tunisian tortoise is a relatively small tortoise.The adult males usually have carapaces that seldom exceed 13 cm (about 4.5 in), whilst the adult females' carapaces are no more than 16.5 cm (some 6.5 in) long.
Testudo, a diamondback terrapin, is the mascot of the University of Maryland, College Park and represents the university both at sporting events and as a more general symbol. Testudo has served as the school's mascot since the 1930s, and several statues of the terrapin exist on the school's campus.
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Testudo hermanii [sic] Gerlach, 2001 ; Testudo hermannii [sic] Claude & Tong, 2004 (ex errore) Eurotestudo hermanni — de Lapparent de Broin et al., 2006; T. h. boettgeri. Testudo graeca var. boettgeri Mojsisovics, 1889; Testudo graeca var. hercegovinensis F. Werner, 1899; Testudo enriquesi Parenzan, 1932; Testudo hermanni boettgeri — Bour, 1987