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Marginated tortoise

Marginated tortoise

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Scientific Name:

Testudo marginata


Distribution

Greece, Albania.


Diet:

Herbivore. Grass, herbs, fruits.


Facts

Habitat: Forests, cultivated areas

 

Incubation: 4-15 eggs, incubation 100-200 days

 

Social structure: Solitary

 

Weight: 5kg

 

Dimensions: 35cm

 

Lifespan: 60-140

 

IUCN Status: Least Concern

 

Estimated population in the wild: Unknown

 

Threats: Wildfires, habitat degradation.

 

Did you know that:

It is the largest  European tortoise.

Males have longer and thicker tail than females as well as a concave lower carapace.

After waking from hibernation, males immediately search for female to mate.




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