08-01-2013, 01:24 PM | #1 |
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Id please
Any ideas as to what i am
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Much better pictures Gordon and I agree with Kelly, Moroccan spur-thigh, Testudo graeca marokkensis.
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08-01-2013, 01:40 PM | #3 |
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Looks Male
kinda looks like a testudo graeca whitei? will probably be terribly wrong though lol |
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Beautiful?....
That would be my best guess, based on the evidence! Lol
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It's not as whtei, looks more Morrocan, a young oneI presume , their colour is less yellow as they get older? How lovely.
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very nice photos.
Fits T. antakyensis to a T... or... nabeulensis...
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Anybody else got any thoughts
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No I'm confused now, I'm trying to google antakyensis to find out what the hec it is
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Google Testudo graeca antakyensis Suze Though it's not valid now as the name is now a junior synonym of Testudo graeca terrestris.
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Thank you Dan, so many different names, it gets quite confusing and trying to learn what's what!!!
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