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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 ).
The marginated tortoise was formally described by German naturalist Johann David Schoepff in 1789; its specific epithet marginata is a straightforward derivation from the Latin term for 'marginated'. The nominate subspecies is the Greek marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata marginata. Three additional subspecies of marginated tortoises have ...
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] Subspecies: Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise, T. graeca graeca [1] Araxes tortoise, T. graeca armeniaca [1]
The following are two lists of animals ordered by the size of their nervous system. ... Greek tortoise: 8,520,000 [34] Phelsuma grandis: 8,623,000 [34] Acanthocercus ...
On Sardinia, a population of Greek tortoises shares the small size, the yellow head spot, and the contrasting markings with the Tunisian population. Their taxonomic status is enigmatic, as is their very existence on the island, separated from North Africa by a considerable stretch of the Mediterranean which tortoises are hardly able to cross.
Tortoises can vary in size with some species, such as the Galápagos giant tortoise, growing to more than 1.2 metres ... Miocene Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca)
Placochelys (from Greek: plax, plakos, "plate" and Greek: chelys, "tortoise") [1] is an extinct genus of placodont reptiles erected by Otto Jaekel in 1902. Fossil records
Generally, the forelegs have no black pigmentation on their undersides. The base of the claws is often lightly colored. The tail in males is larger than in females and possesses a spike. Generally, the shell protecting the tail is divided. A few specimens can be found with undivided shells, similar to the Greek tortoise.