Greek tortoise

Greek tortoise; Temporal range: Possible Late Miocene record
	T. g. nabeulensis; male in Tunisia
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Testudo
Species:	T. graeca
Binomial name
	Testudo graeca; Linnaeus, 1758
	Note allopatric ranges of "Maghreb" (T. g. graeca) and "Greek" (T. g. ibera) populations
Synonyms
	List T. g. graeca ; Testudo graeca ; Linnaeus, 1758 ; Testudo pusilla ; Linnaeus, 1758 ; Chersine pusilla ; — Merrem, 1820 ; Testudo mauritanica ; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835 ; Testudo mauritonica ; Kercado, 1835 (ex errore) ; Testudo whitei ; Bennett, 1836 ; Peltastes mauritanicus ; — Gray, 1873 ; Testudo graeca graeca ; — Mertens, 1946 ; Testudo gracea ; Nutaphand, 1979 (ex errore) ; Testudo whitie ; Highfield & Martin, 1989 (ex errore) ; Furculachelys whitei ; — Highfield, 1990 ; Testudo graeca sarda ; Ballasina, 1995 (nomen nudum) ; Testudo graeca whitei ; — Artner, 1996 ; T. g. anamurensis ; Testudo graeca anamurensis ; Weissinger, 1987 ; Testudo ibera anamurensis ; — Highfield, 1990 ; Testudo terrestris anamurensis ; — David, 1994 ; Testudo anamurensis ; — Vetter, 2002 ; Testudo graeca amurensis ; Ferri, 2002 (ex errore) ; T. g. antakyensis ; Testudo antakyensis ; Perälä, 1996 ; Testudo graeca antakyensis ; — Zwartepoorte, 2000 ; Testudo terrestris antakyensis ; — Bour, 2002 ; Testudo ibera antakyensis ; — Artner, 2003 ; T. g. armeniaca ; Testudo graeca armeniaca ; Chkhikvadze, 1989 ; (nomen nudum) ; Testudo graeca armeniaca ; Chkhikvadze & Bakradze, 1991 ; Testudo graeca armaniaca ; Chkhikvadze & Bakradze, 1991 ; (ex errore) ; Testudo armeniaca ; — Vetter, 2002 ; Testudo terrestris armeniaca ; — Bour, 2002 ; T. g. buxtoni ; ? Testudo ecaudata ; Pallas, 1814 ; Testudo buxtoni ; Boulenger, 1921 ; Testudo terrestris buxtoni ; — Bour, 2002 ; Testudo ibera buxtoni ; — Artner, 2003 ; ; T. g. cyrenaica ; Testudo graeca cyrenaica ; Pieh & Perälä, 2002 ; Testudo cyrenaica ; — Vetter, 2002 ; Testudo cyrenaika ; Stettner, 2004 (ex errore) ; T. g. floweri ; Testudo floweri ; Bodenheimer, 1935 ; Testudo graeca floweri ; — Mertens, 1946 ; Testudo terrestris floweri ; — David, 1994 ; Testudo ibera floweri ; — Artner, 2003 ; T. g. ibera ; Testudo ibera ; Pallas, 1814 ; Chersus iberus ; — Brandt, 1852 ; Testudo iberia ; Blyth, 1853 (ex errore) ; Medaestia ibera ; — Wussow, 1916 ; Testudo ibera racovitzai ; Călinescu, 1931 ; Testudo graeca ibera ; — Mertens, 1946 ; Testudo ibera ibera ; — Gmira, 1993 ; Testudo terrestris ibera ; — David, 1994 ; T. g. lamberti ; Testudo graeca lamberti ; Pieh & Perälä, 2004 ; Testudo lamberti ; — Perälä, 2004 ; T. g. marokkensis ; Testudo graeca marokkensis ; Pieh & Perälä, 2004 ; Testudo marokkensis ; — Perälä, 2004 ; T. g. nabeulensis ; ? Testudo flavominimaralis ; Highfield & Martin, 1989 ; Furculachelys nabeulensis ; Highfield, 1990 ; Testudo nabeulensis ; — Welch, 1994 ; ? Testudo graeca flavominimaralis ; — Artner, 1996 ; Testudo graeca nabeulensis ; — Artner, 1996 ; T. g. nikolskii ; Testudo graeca nikolskii ; Chkhikvadze & Tuniyev, 1986 ; Testudo ibera nikolskii ; — Highfield, 1990 ; Testudo terrestris nikolskii ; — David, 1994 ; Testudo graeca niiolskii ; Paull, 1997 (ex errore) ; Testudo nikolskii ; — Vetter, 2002 ; T. g. pallasi ; Testudo graeca pallasi ; Chkhikvadze, 1989 ; (nomen nudum) ; Testudo graeca pallasi ; Chkhikvadze & Bakradze, 2002 ; Testudo pallasi ; — Danilov & Milto, 2004 ; T. g. perses ; Testudo perses ; Perälä, 2002 ; Testudo ibera perses ; — Artner, 2003 ; T. g. soussensis ; Testudo graeca soussensis ; Pieh, 2001 ; Testudo soussensis ; — Vetter, 2002 ; T. g. terrestris ; Testudo terrestris ; Forsskål, 1775 ; ? Testudo zolhafa ; Forsskål, 1831 (nomen nudum) ; ? Testudo zolkafa ; Forsskål, 1831 (nomen nudum) ; ? Testudo zohalfa ; Forsskål, 1835 (nomen nudum) ; Testudo graeca terrestris ; — Wermuth, 1958 ; Testudo terrestris terrestris ; — David, 1994 ; Testudo ibera terrestris ; — Artner, 2003 ; T. g. zarudnyi ; Testudo zarudnyi ; Nikolsky, 1896 ; Testudo graeca zarudnyi ; — Mertens, 1946 ; Testudo ibera zarudnyi ; — Gmira, 1993 ; Testudo terrestris zarudnyi ; — David, 1994 ;

The Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca), also known commonly as the spur-thighed tortoise or Moorish tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. Testudo graeca is one of five species of Mediterranean tortoises (genera Testudo and Agrionemys). The other four species are Hermann's tortoise (T. hermanni), the Egyptian tortoise (T. kleinmanni), the marginated tortoise (T. marginata), and the Russian tortoise (A. horsfieldii). The Greek tortoise is a very long-lived animal, achieving a lifespan upwards of 125 years, with some unverified reports up to 200 years.

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