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Testudo graeca (Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Tunisian spur-thighed tortoise or Nabeul tortoise (Testudo graeca nabeulensis) is a subspecies of spur-thighed tortoises. It was originally described as a new species in 1990, and even placed in a distinct genus. The spur-thighed or "Greek" tortoises are usually collectively referred to as Testudo graeca, but this covers a wide variety of subspecies that have very different ecological and morphological characteristics and appear to comprise at least three phylogenetic lineages. As its name implies, it is found in Tunisia and nearby Algeria.
View Wikipedia Record: Testudo graeca

Infraspecies

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Testudo graeca

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  3.153 lbs (1.43 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  11 grams
Female Weight [1]  3.153 lbs (1.43 kg)
Egg Length [1]  1.339 inches (34 mm)
Egg Width [1]  1.102 inches (28 mm)
Gestation [1]  78 days
Litter Size [3]  5
Litters / Year [3]  3
Maximum Longevity [2]  127 years
Female Maturity [2]  12 years 6 months
Male Maturity [2]  12 years 6 months

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Caucasus Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey No
Irano-Anatolian Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan No
Mediterranean Basin Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey No

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External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
3Turtles and Tortoises Demographic Traits Database for CITES Listed Species ver. 01, Species360 (2018)
4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0