Scientific Name:
Testudo hermanni
Distribution
Spain, Balearic Islands, South East France, Italy, Malta, Yugoslavia, Rumania, Albania, Greece and West Turkey.
Diet:
Herbivore.
Facts
Habitat: Shrublands, savannahs
Incubation: 5-30 eggs, incubation 90 days
Social structure: Solitary
Weight: 2.5kg
Dimensions: 20cm
Lifespan: >40
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
Estimated population in the wild: Unknown
Threats: Wildfires, habitat degradation, pet trade.
Did you know that:
In Greece exists the largest population of the Hermann’s tortoise than in any other country of the world.
IUCN status for the Greek population is Vulnerable