Species page Testudo graeca

Spur-thighed Tortoise
Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758

By Vincenzo Rizzo

Updated: 10/05/2020

Taxonomy: Chelonii | Testudinidae | Testudo | Testudo graeca

Adult from Kenitra. Photo: © Octavio Jiménez Robles

 

  Testudo graeca

Distribution map of Testudo graeca in Morocco.

 

 

The parts 1) Phylogenetic frame, 2) Description, 3) Ecology and habits and 4) Distribution, habitat and abundance, are only available in Spanish.

Bibliography

  • Martínez del Mármol, G., Harris, D.J., Geniez, P., de Pous, P., Salvi, D. 2019. Amphibians and Reptiles of Morocco. Frankfurt, Germany, Edition Chimaira. 478 pp.

To cite this page:
Rizzo V. 2020. Testudo graeca Linnaeus 1758. In: Martínez, G., León, R., Jiménez-Robles, O., González De la Vega, J. P., Gabari, V., Rebollo, B., Sánchez-Tójar, A., Fernández-Cardenete, J. R., Gállego, J. (Eds.). Moroccoherps. Amphibians and Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara. Available from www.moroccoherps.com/en/ficha/­Testudo_graeca/. Version 10/05/2020.

To cite www.morocoherps.com en as a whole: Martínez, G., León, R., Jiménez-Robles, O., González De la Vega, J.P., Gabari, V., Rebollo, B., Sánchez-Tójar, A., Fernández-Cardenete, J.R., Gállego, J. (Eds.). Moroccoherps. Amphibians and Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara. Available from www.moroccoherps.com.