Left: Greek marginated tortoise (T. m. marginata) Right: Sardinian marginated tortoise (T. m. sarda)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Testudines
Suborder:
Cryptodira
Superfamily:
Testudinoidea
Family:
Testudinidae
Genus:
Testudo
Species:
T. marginata
Binomial name
Testudo marginata
Schoepff, 1789
Subspecies
Greek marginated tortoise (T. m. marginata) — Schoepff, 1789
Sardinian marginated tortoise (T. m. sarda) — Mayer, 1992
Synonyms[2]
Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1793
Testudo graja Hermann, 1793
Chersine marginata — Merrem, 1820
Chersus marginatus — Wagler, 1830
Testudo campanulata Gray, 1831 (nomen nudum)
Testudo graji Gray, 1831 (ex errore)
Testudo campanulata Strauch, 1862
Peltastes marginatus — Gray, 1869
Peltastes marginata — Gray, 1872
Testudo nemoralis Schreiber, 1875
Testudo marginata sarda Mayer, 1992
Testudo marginata weissingeri Trutnau, 1994
Testudo weissingeri Bour, 1996
Testudo marginata marginata — Rogner, 1996
The marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Greece, Italy, and the Balkans in Southern Europe. It is the largest European tortoise. The marginated tortoise is herbivorous, and brumates for the winter.[3]
^van Dijk, P.P.; Lymberakis, P.; Böhme, W. (2004). "Testudo marginata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T21653A201295229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T21653A201295229.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 302–303. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. S2CID 87809001.
^Escoriza, Daniel; Tzoras, Elias; Bringsøe, Henrik (5 September 2023). "Testudo marginata Schoepff 1793 – Marginated Tortoise, Kraspedochelóna, Breshka Malore, Testuggine MarginataTestudo marginata Schoepff 1793 – Marginated Tortoise, Kraspedochelóna, Breshka Malore, Testuggine Marginata". Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises. Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 5 (First ed.). Chelonian Research Foundation and Turtle Conservancy. doi:10.3854/crm.5.122.marginata.v1.2023. ISBN 978-0-9653540-9-7.
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