My friend wants to know his tortoise's specie,I think it's hermann's or egyptian . Can you help me ?
Jul 22, 2013 #1 mohamedx New Member 5 Year Member Joined Jul 16, 2013 Messages 17 My friend wants to know his tortoise's specie,I think it's hermann's or egyptian . Can you help me ? Attachments 1082543_547170122014185_528116526_o.jpg 201 KB · Views: 105 1074917_547169798680884_956760038_o.jpg 184.9 KB · Views: 100 1073313_547169922014205_2106519645_o.jpg 157.9 KB · Views: 90
Jul 22, 2013 #2 kimber_lee_314 Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Nov 19, 2008 Messages 2,628 Location (City and/or State) So Cal Looks like a Greek to me - not sure of the subspecies though. Does it have spurs on the back legs?
Jul 22, 2013 #3 tortadise Well-Known Member Moderator 10 Year Member! Joined Mar 2, 2012 Messages 9,548 Location (City and/or State) Tropical South Texas Yeah sorry. Not an Egyptian. It does look like a Greek. Maybe a Hermann.
Jul 22, 2013 #4 Terry Allan Hall Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Apr 21, 2010 Messages 4,009 Location (City and/or State) The Republic O' Tejas Definitely a Graeca, can't tell you the subspecies, but it's sure got hansome markings! Wonder if it's Libyan?
Definitely a Graeca, can't tell you the subspecies, but it's sure got hansome markings! Wonder if it's Libyan?
Jul 22, 2013 #5 mohamedx New Member 5 Year Member Joined Jul 16, 2013 Messages 17 kimber_lee_314 said: Looks like a Greek to me - not sure of the subspecies though. Does it have spurs on the back legs? Click to expand... Yes,it got spurs Last edited by a moderator: Apr 12, 2014
kimber_lee_314 said: Looks like a Greek to me - not sure of the subspecies though. Does it have spurs on the back legs? Click to expand... Yes,it got spurs
Jul 22, 2013 #6 Jlant85 Well-Known Member 5 Year Member Joined May 24, 2013 Messages 1,108 Location (City and/or State) California looks like a golden greek to me
Jul 22, 2013 #7 kimber_lee_314 Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Nov 19, 2008 Messages 2,628 Location (City and/or State) So Cal mohamedx said: kimber_lee_314 said: Looks like a Greek to me - not sure of the subspecies though. Does it have spurs on the back legs? Click to expand... Yes,it got spurs Click to expand... Then it's definitely a greek! (I'm going to guess graeca terrestris too!)
mohamedx said: kimber_lee_314 said: Looks like a Greek to me - not sure of the subspecies though. Does it have spurs on the back legs? Click to expand... Yes,it got spurs Click to expand... Then it's definitely a greek! (I'm going to guess graeca terrestris too!)
Jul 23, 2013 #8 P Platysternon New Member 5 Year Member Joined Jun 22, 2013 Messages 6 Testudo graeca nabeulensis
Jul 23, 2013 #9 GBtortoises Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Feb 27, 2009 Messages 3,617 Location (City and/or State) The Catskill Mountains of New York State Either Testudo graeca nabeulensis or T. g. graeca. Either way, they're from the same geographic environment and region so their care requirements are very much the same.
Either Testudo graeca nabeulensis or T. g. graeca. Either way, they're from the same geographic environment and region so their care requirements are very much the same.