Marginated Tortoise
Testudo marginata
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 2,117
- Most observed in
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Marginated tortoise”.