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Spur-thighed tortoise or Greek tortoise

Testudo graeca

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Field Notes

Description:

very young specimen, I did saved it from a road ;)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Davidbygott
Very young, possibly Greek Tortoise (T.hermanni) but could also be T.graeca. You'd need a tortoise expert to give definitive ID.

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Biodiversity of Greece (Hellas)
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Mission WILD
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Reptiles in Greece
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2014

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