I also failed to mention the other "spider" subspecies earlier.
Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides
Pyxis arachnoides brygooi
Pyxis arachnoides oblonga
and the flat-tailed tortoise
(Pyxis planicauda).
Thank you for such a great response! Now I feel like we are finally getting somewhere.
For the Western Hermanns, Im not sure which locality roughly produces the smallest torts but Apulia, Calabria, Majorca, Minorca, and southern Tuskany I believe are all 6" or smaller. I may have overlooked...
I am aware of that but thank you for being concerned. I just personally have an interest in small size. I find it fascinating to watch such a little creature wonder about. Tortoises come in all different shapes, colors and patterns. There is seemingly something for anyone's interest when it...
I would like to know as many tortoise species that stay 6" or smaller even for females.
So far I have:
Kleinmann's "Egyptian"
T.H. Hermanni "Western Hermann's"
Pyxis arachnoides "Spider"
Kinixys natalensis - "Hinge-back"
& the five Homopus - "Padloper"
If something is listed, please...