What type of tortoise is this?

[Washingtonpost77]

I recently purchased from a Woman on craigslist. I am still unsure what species it is. I think that it is either a Hermanns tortoise or a Marinated tortoise and pretty sure it is from the testudo family. I just wanted to know of anyone canm tell from the attached pics what species of tortoise this is?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hi, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum.
I agree with you, it's one or the other.
I think it's a Hermann's myself, but I don't have either species,so not 100%
Best to ask @HermanniChris
He will almost certainly know.

 

[Washingtonpost77]

Thanks for the welcome. I am leaning toward the tortoise being a Marinated tortoise. The woman that I got him from told me that he was a Russian tortoise but he seems much larger than a Russian and larger than a Hermanns.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hmmm, you may well be right, I can't tell scale from the photo.
How long is he ? (plastron length).

 

[leigti]

I'm going to vote marginated tortoise.

 

[Washingtonpost77]

His plastron measures about seven inches but his limps and legs are very thick and much thicker than a Russian. Also he is much heavier than a Russian and he looks more like a ten ich turtle.

 

[tortadise]

Looks like marginalia to me.

 

[HermanniChris]

It's a Hermann's tortoise. Not a chance it's anything else and it's either an eastern (T. h. boettgeri) or Dalmatian (T. h. hercegovinensis) but I'll need a plastron shot to tell. Also, judging by the Marginated-like flaring of the marginal scutes, it looks to be a male.

 

[HermanniChris]

Oh...and welcome!

 

[bouaboua]

Hello and Welcome........

 

[Carol S]

Welcome to the Forum.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Golly, right twice in one day!
Have a look at http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
and http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/sticky-hermanns-tortoise-care-sheet-updated.101410/
for lots of great information if you haven't seen them already.

 

[Gillian M]

Hi and a very warm welcome to the forum.

A very cute little tort - GOD bless.

 

[Washingtonpost77]

I have attached pics of the tortoises head, tail and plastrons.

 

[Washingtonpost77]

I have attached another photo of him from the front.

 

[Justin 15]

I say Hermann's

 

[teresaf]

Golly, right twice in one day!
Have a look at http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
and http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/sticky-hermanns-tortoise-care-sheet-updated.101410/
for lots of great information if you haven't seen them already.[/QUOTE
Braggart

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Yup, yup ,yuppitty, yup.

 

[HermanniChris]

It's an eastern (Testudo hermanni boettgeri) and certainly is a male. ☺️

 

[THBfriend]

What Chris said. I'm surpised though that nobody mentioned the beak, it looks way overgrown in picture IMG_20151013_081818.jpg
Should be trimmed by a vet or at least somebody experienced.