Identify my tortoise species

[David Downes]

Can anyone help me identify my tortoise as I have only just been given him to me, thanks

 

[lismar79]

Can you post a picture? Its hard to see the little one you use as an avatar.

 

[David Downes]

Hi, thanks for taking the time to look for me

 

[Yvonne G]

We'll send a shout-out to @HermanniChris He's our "What-Species-Is-This" guru!

 

[HermanniChris]

It's a Testudo graeca graeca also known as the African Moorish tortoise.

 

[juli11]

It's a Testudo graeca graeca also known as the African Moorish tortoise.

Sure? I thought it's an Asian kind of them?

 

[HermanniChris]

I'm positive. Not a chance it's an Asian species of any kind.