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Basic information
Testudo hermanni
Eastern Hermann’s Tortoise [boettgeri]
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTurtles
FamilyTortoises
GenusMediterranean tortoises
- Czech name
- Želva zelenavá
- English name
- Eastern Hermann’s Tortoise [boettgeri]
- Alternative names
- Greek Tortoise, Griechische Landschildkröte, Hermann's Mediterranean Tortoise, Hermann's Tortoise, Hermann’s Tortoise, Kopnena kornjača, Mediterranean spur-tailed tortoise, Testuggine di Hermann, Western Hermann’s Tortoise [hermanni]
- Synonyms
- Testudo enriquesi, Testudo graeca bettai, Testudo graeca var. boettgeri, Testudo graeca var. hercegovinensis, Testudo hermanni robertmertensi
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 280 mm
- Body mass
- max 7,363 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 14.4 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 127 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 18–34 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–12 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~3 × per year
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
- Egg length
- ~34 mm
- Egg width
- ~28 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7C3D6 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4