marginated and greek - whats the difference

jules · 24-11-2006, 10:56 AM

whats the difference between a marginated tortoise and a greek tortoise? i thought that marginated tortoises are from greece? thank you

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Henry-flash · 24-11-2006, 11:01 AM

Hi Jules
Heres a thread which may help. Its mainly comparing hermanni and ibera, but also shows marginata.
http://forums.shelledwarriors.co.uk/...pic.php?t=1519
'Greek' is a very misleading way to describe Testudo graeca as they have a huge range accross parts of europe, the middle east and Northern Africa. I wonder are there any sub species occuring in greece? I think marginated are found in greece though.

jules · 24-11-2006, 11:13 AM

as far as i know marginated tortoises only occur naturally in southern greece, with introduced populations in sardinia and tuscany.

**egyptiandan64** · 24-11-2006, 03:17 PM

Yes Pete, Greek tortoises, Testudo ibera are found in Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania

The largest Greek tortoise was found in Bulgaria it was 385mm and weighted 5,860g

Marginated tortoises,Testudo marginata are also found in Albania.

Dan

jules · 24-11-2006, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Henry-flash

Hi Jules
Heres a thread which may help. Its mainly comparing hermanni and ibera, but also shows marginata.
http://forums.shelledwarriors.co.uk/...pic.php?t=1519
'Greek' is a very misleading way to describe Testudo graeca as they have a huge range accross parts of europe, the middle east and Northern Africa. I wonder are there any sub species occuring in greece? I think marginated are found in greece though.

thank you for the link it was very interesting, and its always great to look at pics

24-11-2006, 10:56 AM	#1
jules Member Egg Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 56	marginated and greek - whats the difference whats the difference between a marginated tortoise and a greek tortoise? i thought that marginated tortoises are from greece? thank you [/u]

24-11-2006, 11:01 AM	#2
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Hi Jules Heres a thread which may help. Its mainly comparing hermanni and ibera, but also shows marginata. http://forums.shelledwarriors.co.uk/...pic.php?t=1519 'Greek' is a very misleading way to describe Testudo graeca as they have a huge range accross parts of europe, the middle east and Northern Africa. I wonder are there any sub species occuring in greece? I think marginated are found in greece though. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

24-11-2006, 03:17 PM	#4
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Yes Pete, Greek tortoises, Testudo ibera are found in Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania The largest Greek tortoise was found in Bulgaria it was 385mm and weighted 5,860g Marginated tortoises,Testudo marginata are also found in Albania. Dan __________________

24-11-2006, 11:13 AM	#3
jules Member Egg Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 56	as far as i know marginated tortoises only occur naturally in southern greece, with introduced populations in sardinia and tuscany.

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