Testudinidae
Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758 - Spurthighed Tortoise
![Nominate subsp. April 2006, near Lorca, Andalusia, ES](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000781-2238522388/Testudo_graeca_graeca_05.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
Nominate subsp. April 2006, near Lorca, Andalusia, ES
![Spurs on thighs. April 2006, near Lorca, Andalusia, ES](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000782-7039370395/Testudo_graeca_graeca_03.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
Spurs on thighs. April 2006, near Lorca, Andalusia, ES
![Nominate subsp. juvenile. April 2006, near Lorca, Andalusia, ES](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000783-8b8ea8b8ed/Testudo_graeca_graeca_07.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
Nominate subsp. juvenile. April 2006, near Lorca, Andalusia, ES
![Nominate subsp., contrasting black symmetrical blotches on plastron.](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000784-416b4416b6/Testudo_graeca_graeca_02.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
Nominate subsp., contrasting black symmetrical blotches on plastron.
![T. g. ibera. May 2007, Bestepe, Danube Delta, RO](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000785-a873da873f/Testudo_graeca_ibera_10.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
T. g. ibera. May 2007, Bestepe, Danube Delta, RO
![One supracaudal scute. March 2001, Trace, GR](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000786-d521cd521f/Testudo_graeca_ibera_05.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
One supracaudal scute. March 2001, Trace, GR
![T. g. ibera, markings on plastron not very contrasting. May 2005, Perperikon, BG](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000787-8fa038fa05/Testudo_graeca_ibera_08.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
T. g. ibera, markings on plastron not very contrasting. May 2005, Perperikon, BG
Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789 - Hermann's Tortoise
![Nominate subsp. July 2005, Serra Nova, Mallorca, ES](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000794-3a8533a856/Testudo_hermanni_hermanni_04.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
Nominate subsp. July 2005, Serra Nova, Mallorca, ES
![Nominate subsp. April 2010, Lago Sparta, Sicily, IT](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000796-024f2024f4/Testudo_hermanni_hermanni_10.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
Nominate subsp. April 2010, Lago Sparta, Sicily, IT
![Nominate subsp., contrasting black blotches on plastron merged into two broad longitudinal stripes. July 2005, Serra Nova, Mallorca, ES](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000797-15d2515d28/Testudo_hermanni_hermanni_06.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
Nominate subsp., contrasting black blotches on plastron merged into two broad longitudinal stripes. July 2005, Serra Nova, Mallorca, ES
![T. h. boettgeri. May 2008, Crminicko Polje, ME](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000798-4d7c74d7c9/Testudo_hermanni_boetgeri_15.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
T. h. boettgeri. May 2008, Crminicko Polje, ME
![No spurs on thighs, two supracaudal scutes and nail on tailtip. September 1997, Eastside Corfu, GR](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000795-d0d33d0d36/Testudo_hermanni_boetgeri_04.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
No spurs on thighs, two supracaudal scutes and nail on tailtip. September 1997, Eastside Corfu, GR
![T. h. boettgeri, black blotches on plastron often not merged. April 2003, Mani, Peloponnese, GR](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000799-5e4a65e4a8/Testudo_hermanni_boetgeri_10.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
T. h. boettgeri, black blotches on plastron often not merged. April 2003, Mani, Peloponnese, GR
![T. h. hercegovinensis. April 2008, near Sutorina, ME](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000800-3c3c03c3c2/Testudo_hermanni_hercegovinensis_02.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
T. h. hercegovinensis. April 2008, near Sutorina, ME
Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792 - Marginated Tortoise
![Adult. June 2006, Sounio PN, Attica, GR](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000790-2de132de15/Testudo_marginata_marginata_08.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
Adult. June 2006, Sounio PN, Attica, GR
![Juvenile. September 1999, Tolo, Peloponnese, GR](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000791-41e6441e66/Testudo_marginata_marginata_03.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
Juvenile. September 1999, Tolo, Peloponnese, GR
![Plastron with triangular dark blotches. June 2006, Karetea, Attica, GR](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000792-c95a8c95aa/Testudo_marginata_marginata_09.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
Plastron with triangular dark blotches. June 2006, Karetea, Attica, GR
![Debated subsp. T. m. weissingeri. April 2003, Kardamili, Mani, Peloponnese, GR](https://7c8850cb7a.clvaw-cdnwnd.com/d229ba82dd895b159da6c2cab6dde90a/200000793-e0663e0666/Testudo_marginata_weissingeri_02.jpg?ph=7c8850cb7a)
Debated subsp. T. m. weissingeri. April 2003, Kardamili, Mani, Peloponnese, GR