MephistoMathers
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Howdy there folk. I have a question that I just can't find the answer to anywhere. So I work at a national pet retail chain and we just got in this little guy. He was sent to us labeled as a russian tortoise. Now, admittedly, I'm not great at distinguishing between the Testudo species, but this guy just looks really different from what I've seen normally. So after doing a little research, I've come to suspect he might be an Eastern Hermann's tortoise. So my question is this: how do you tell the difference between the Russian and Hermann's species? I've included some pictures and have noted no spurs by the legs and a spur at the end of the tail.