Testudo hermanni: GMELIN, 1789

Subord. Cryptodira, Supfam.Testudinoidea, Fam.Testudinidae EN:Hermann's tortoise, ES:Tortuga mediterranea V.Niclos

Chapter 01 - Abstract

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01.01 - Abstract Description

The tortoise Testudo Hermanni or Mediterranean turtle is terrestrial habits, rigid shell, straw yellow color background on the black spots which extend along a very orderly pattern, keeping symmetry about the midline. The above flow ually divided shield, tail ends in a scale conical cornea, cornea lacks protuberances between his tail and hind legs.

IUCN: Near Threatened (2004)

CITES: Appendix II, as Testudinidae spp.

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01.02 - Abstract Natural History

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Their diet is omnivorous opportunistic, dominantly herbivorous, feeding on herbaceous plants rich in fiber, hibernates during the winter underground, in very hot seasons makes aestivation. Make two annual nestings selected nny places, not floodable to make their nests.

01.03 - Abstract Distribution and Habitat

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Its natural distribution includes countries bordering the northern Mediterranean, from northeastern Spain to countries rrounding the Black Sea. Currently two bspecies are recognized

T. h. hermanni: countries and islands of the northwestern Mediterranean: Spain, Southern France, Italy, Albania, "Yugoslovia", Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Monte Black, Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Greecia, E Turkey.

T. H. booettgeri: coast of Yugoslavia, Albania, Greecia, Bulgaria, Servia sea Negro.m

Living in areas of Mediterranean forest, scrubland, with open vegetation composed of aromatic plants, shrubs and plants and trees that allow the n to reach the ground.

01.06 - Images Gallery

La galeria de imagenes de la especie Testudo hermanni: contiene aproximadamente 255 imagenes referidas a la especie, su habitat, ditribucion, etc.

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Datasheet

Order Testudines
- Suborder Cryptodira
  Tortugas ocultan cuello y cabeza en el interior del cuerpo.2 <
  - Superfamily Chelonioidea
    Todas las actuales tortugas marinas con caparazón rigido o coriaceao
    - Family Cheloniidae
      - Genus Caretta
        Tortuga marina caparazón rigido
      - Genus Chelonia
      - Genus Eretmochelys
      - Genus Lepidochelys
      - Genus Natator
    - Family Dermochelyidae
      - Genus Dermochelys
  - Superfamily Kinosternoidea
    Tortugas Americanas con el plastrón con zonas mas o menos elásticas, con o sin bisagras
    - Family Dermatemydidae
      - Genus Dermatemys
    - Family Kinosternidae
      - Genus Claudius
      - Genus Kinosternon
        Tortugas del fango americanas, con plastron articulado
      - Genus Staurotypus
      - Genus Sternotherus
  - Superfamily Testudinoidea
    Extenso grupo de tortugas con caparazon rigido, terrestres y semiacuáticas
    - Family Chelydridae
      - Genus Chelydra
        Tortugas semiacuáticas, con caparazón duro, aspecto feroz, mandibula muy desarrollada, con forma de pinza afilada
      - Genus Macrochelys
    - Family Emydidae
      - Genus Actinemys
      - Genus Chrysemys
      - Genus Clemmys
      - Genus Deirochelys
      - Genus Emydoidea
      - Genus Emys
      - Genus Glyptemys
      - Genus Graptemys
      - Genus Malaclemys
      - Genus Pseudemys
      - Genus Terrapene
      - Genus Trachemys
    - Family Geoemydidae
      - Genus Batagur
      - Genus Chinemys
      - Genus Cuora
      - Genus Cyclemys
      - Genus Geoclemys
      - Genus Geoemyda
      - Genus Hardella
      - Genus Heosemys
      - Genus Leucocephalon
      - Genus Malayemys
      - Genus Mauremys
      - Genus Melanochelys
      - Genus Morenia
      - Genus Notochelys
      - Genus Ocadia
      - Genus Orlitia
      - Genus Pangshura
      - Genus Rhinoclemmys
      - Genus Sacalia
      - Genus Siebenrockiella
      - Genus Vijayachelys
    - Family Platysternidae
      - Genus Platysternon
    - Family Testudinidae
      - Genus Aldabrachelys
      - Genus Astrochelys
      - Genus Centrochelys
      - Genus Chelonoidis
        Tortuga terrestres,con caparazón rigido, herbivora
      - Genus Chersina
      - Genus Dipsochelys
      - Genus Geochelone
      - Genus Gopherus
        Tortugas del desierto Americanas, adaptadas a climas aridos
      - Genus Homopus
      - Genus Indotestudo
      - Genus Kinixys
      - Genus Malacochersus
      - Genus Manouria
      - Genus Psammobates
      - Genus Pyxis
      - Genus Stigmochelys
      - Genus Testudo
        Tortugas terrestres, caparazón rígido, herbivoras
  - Superfamily Trionychoidea
    Tortugas con espaldar y peto recubierto de piel
    - Family Carettochelyidae
      - Genus Carettochelys
    - Family Trionychidae
      - Genus Amyda
      - Genus Apalone
      - Genus Chitra
      - Genus Cyclanorbis
      - Genus Cycloderma
      - Genus Dogania
      - Genus Lissemys
      - Genus Nilssonia
      - Genus Palea
      - Genus Pelochelys
      - Genus Pelodiscus
      - Genus Rafetus
      - Genus Trionyx
- Suborder Pleurodira
  Tortugas que retraen la cabeza plegando el cuello externamente <
  - Superfamily
    - Family Chelidae
      - Genus Acanthochelys
      - Genus Chelodina
      - Genus Chelus
      - Genus Elseya
      - Genus Elusor
      - Genus Emydura
      - Genus Hydromedusa
      - Genus Macrochelodina
      - Genus Macrodiremys
      - Genus Mesoclemmys
      - Genus Myuchelys
      - Genus Phrynops
      - Genus Platemys
      - Genus Rhinemys
  - Superfamily no
    - Family Chelidae
      - Genus Acanthochelys
      - Genus Chelodina
      - Genus Chelus
      - Genus Elseya
      - Genus Elusor
      - Genus Emydura
      - Genus Hydromedusa
      - Genus Macrochelodina
      - Genus Macrodiremys
      - Genus Mesoclemmys
      - Genus Myuchelys
      - Genus Phrynops
      - Genus Platemys
      - Genus Rhinemys
  - Superfamily Pelomedusoidea
    - Family Pelomedusidae
      - Genus Pelomedusa
      - Genus Pelusios
        Gálapago Africano de cuello ladeado y bisagra en lobulo anterior del palstron
    - Family Podocnemididae
      - Genus Erymnochelys
      - Genus Peltocephalus
      - Genus Podocnemis
        Caparazón rigido, cuello ladeado, semiacuáticas