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Species Worldwide

Mediterranean Tortoises (Genus Testudo)

Mediterranean tortoises are native to arid regions in Mediterranean Europe, Africa, and parts of the Middle East. Most Testudo species are primarily herbivorous and they practice brumation (or hibernation) in the wild.

http://lafeber.com/vet/basic-information-sheet-mediterranean-tortoises

 


Testudo marginata 
(Marginated tortoise)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marginated_tortoise

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/21653/0

http://www.britishcheloniagroup.org.uk/caresheets/marginated

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/Basicmedcare.htm


Testudo horsfieldii
 (Russian tortoise)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_tortoise

http://russiantortoise.net/

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/horsfield_habitat.html

http://russian-tortoise.com/


Testudo horsfieldii
(Afghan Tortoise)

http://www.arkive.org/afghan-tortoise/testudo-horsfieldii/

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/21651/0

https://www.petinfoclub.com/Exotics/Profiles/TortoisesTurtles/Horsfield's_tortoise.aspx



Testudo graeca
 (Greek spur-thighed tortoise)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur-thighed_tortoise

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/21646/1

http://lafeber.com/vet/basic-information-sheet-greek-or-spur-thighed-tortoise/

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/care/cgraeca.html

http://eol.org/pages/1055221/details

Testudo Ibera
 (Greek spur-thighed tortoise)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur-thighed_tortoise

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur-thighed_tortoise

http://animalbytes.blogspot.com/2006/04/tortoises-of-turkey-spur-thighed.html

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reptiles/tortoises/GreekTortoise.php

http://lafeber.com/vet/basic-information-sheet-greek-or-spur-thighed-tortoise/

Testudo Hermanni
 (Hermann’s tortoise)  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann%27s_tortoise

http://www.arkive.org/hermanns-tortoise/testudo-hermanni/

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/21648/0

http://www.petscorner.co.uk/petopedia/all-about-hermanns-tortoises/

http://www.lllreptile.com/articles/48-hermanns-tortoise

Testudo Kleinmanni
 (Egyptian tortoise)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleinmann%27s_tortoise

http://www.arkive.org/egyptian-tortoise/testudo-kleinmanni/

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/21652/0

https://www.zoo.org/page.aspx?pid=1939#.V6uU9_l97IU

http://eol.org/pages/1055217/details

http://www.britishcheloniagroup.org.uk/caresheets/egyptian

 

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