What subspecies is my greek?

[Starstrucksadie]

can anyone help me ID Stotle, my greek tortoise?
C: he's a little sweetheart and loves to eat flowers in my yard^-^
he's bout 4 in long btw, not sure on the age but others have guessed prolly 7 years?

thankies guys!~
C:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/attachment.php?aid=29894
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/attachment.php?aid=29892
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/attachment.php?aid=29961
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/attachment.php?aid=29962

 

[Logan J]

Looks like an albino greek.

 

[GBtortoises]

It's a Middle Eastern Greek subspecies. It could be from any number of locations including Southern Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Appears to be wild caught so could be anywhere from 7-12 years old based on size and appearance.
It is not an albino. The light coloration lacking a lot of dark pigmentation is a very common trait of most of the Middle Eastern Greek populations.

 

[ismail]

It's a Middle Eastern Greek subspecies. It could be from any number of locations including Southern Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Appears to be wild caught so could be anywhere from 7-12 years old based on size and appearance.
It is not an albino. The light coloration lacking a lot of dark pigmentation is a very common trait of most of the Middle Eastern Greek populations.

I don't want to sound offensive, but is it legal to purchase wild caught tortoises?

 

[GBtortoises]

It's a Middle Eastern Greek subspecies. It could be from any number of locations including Southern Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Appears to be wild caught so could be anywhere from 7-12 years old based on size and appearance.
It is not an albino. The light coloration lacking a lot of dark pigmentation is a very common trait of most of the Middle Eastern Greek populations.

I don't want to sound offensive, but is it legal to purchase wild caught tortoises?

Speaking only for the U.S., it's absolutely legal as to purchase wild caught tortoises as long as they have met the legal criteria to be imported into the country. The majority of the tortoises available in pet shops and also many from online sites are wild caught tortoises. Tortoises of many species are still collected and imported into the U.S. and several other countries by the tens of thousands each year.
I am not implying that I agree with the practice, because for the most part I do not. I am in favor of someone purchasing captive born tortoises, especially those from long term adult captives, whenever possible.

 

[Logan J]

Yeah I'm still learning about Greeks I have two but I'm still not very good at telling the differences between the species.

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