Mediterranean Tortoises
Testudo
Testudo is a genus of tortoises found in North Africa, western Asia, and Europe. Several species are under threat in the wild, mainly from habitat destruction.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Hermann's Tortoise
speciesTestudo hermanni
Greek Tortoise
speciesTestudo graeca
Marginated Tortoise
speciesTestudo marginata
Afghan Tortoise
speciesTestudo horsfieldii
Egyptian Tortoise
speciesTestudo kleinmanni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.129
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.117
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.126
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.125
Books on Marine Fishes
Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.870
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.119
De Indiae utriusque re naturali et medica
Willem Piso · 1658 · p.484
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 1) (1750)
Mark Catesby · 1750 · p.121
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 40022.