Spur-thighed tortoise

Testudo graeca
Tortoises (Testudinidae)

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A small yellow-brown tortoise, a spherical shield flattened towards to edges. The shield scales are light brown to yellow with a dark line along the shield-edge towards the head. The rear end has one scale. 

In forest and open terrain living on plants and fruits. 

⇔ l. 15-25 cm

It can be found around the Mediterranean.

LA:
≈ The shield of the TESTUDO HERMANNI (Hermann's tortoise) is more spherical and darker in colour. The rear end consists of 2 scales and it lives more in North-Easterly.

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