#1541 · 🦎 reptiles

Marginated Tortoise

🇳🇱 Klokschildpad ·Testudo marginata

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Massimo Finizio · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0
3. © Roberto Sindaco · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Simon Tonge · CC0
5. © Rob Van Epps · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Stergios Vasilis · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. Croatia:© veronikahedera · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Antico cimitero Kerameikos, Atene, Atene, GR:© pavlaki1968 · CC BY 4.0
9. Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR:© lpd2 · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Ilion 131 23, Greece:© cgeorgakopoulos · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The marginated tortoise ( Testudo marginata ) is a species of tortoise found in Greece, Italy and the Balkans in southern Europe. It is the largest European tortoise, reaching a weight of up to 5 kg (11 lb) and a length of 35 cm (14 in). Its shell is oblong and has a notable thickness around the middle of the body. The posterior end of the shell has a saw-like formation, flanged outward like a bell. The carapaces of adult specimens are...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,590iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
3,590 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johann David Schoepff in 1793 (233 years ago).