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Marginated Tortoise

Testudo marginata

Spotting Image 1

Habitat:

Urban

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Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic a year ago
Marginated Tortoise
Testudo marginata Marginated tortoise - Wikipedia


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Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic a year ago

I don't think this is Herman's, looks more like Marginated tortoise - this elongated and somewhat fan-like posterior and "squeezed"-like central part of carapace seem to be characteristics for this endemic species.

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 2 years ago

Wonderful shell patterns.

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Βασίλης Καλαιτζής
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Βασίλης Καλαιτζής

Melissia, Greece

Spotted on Mar 24, 2021
Submitted on Mar 31, 2021

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