Where do you come from, stranger? A scientific-historical digression with discussion on nomenclature and taxonomy of Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758 [PDF]
It is shown that the location data for the terra typica restricta of Testudo graeca and for the terra typica designata for Testudo graeca are based on an incorrectly assigned location. In fact, the original place corresponds to Santa Cruz, known today as
Mario Schweiger, Richard Gemel
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Testudo graeca subsp. nabeulensis
Published as part of Iverson, John B., 2022, A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines), pp.
Iverson, John B.
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Testudo graeca Linnaeus 1758:198 Holotype: Not designated; Iconotype: the color figure in Plate 204 in Edwards (1751; see Bour 1987a:111) according to Loveridge & Williams (1957:264– 265) and Bour (1987a:111); reproduced in Bour (1987a:111, Fig. 1), Bour (2001:18, Fig. 4), Devaux (2001:31), Pieh (2002:112), and Schweiger & Gemel (2020:32).
Iverson, John B.
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Testudo graeca subsp. whitei Bennett
Testudo graeca whitei Bennett in White 1836: 361 Holotype: BMNH 1853.4.17.1 (Gray 1873:11); see also Highfield & Martin (1989).
Iverson, John B.
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Testudo graeca subsp. terrestris Forsskal 1775
Published as part of Iverson, John B., 2022, A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines), pp.
Iverson, John B.
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La Tortue Grecque (Testudo Graeca Linné)
Guibé Jean. La Tortue Grecque (Testudo Graeca Linné) . In: La Terre et La Vie, Revue d'Histoire naturelle, tome 4, n°3, 1950. pp. 128-137.
Guibé, Jean
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Molecular Evidence of Hemolivia mauritanica, Ehrlichia spp. and the Endosymbiont Candidatus Midichloria Mitochondrii in Hyalomma aegyptium Infesting Testudo graeca Tortoises from Doha, Qatar [PDF]
Tick-borne agents constitute a growing concern for human and animal health worldwide. Hyalomma aegyptium is a hard tick with a three-host life cycle, whose main hosts for adults are Palearctic tortoises of genus Testudo.
Patrícia F. Barradas +5 more
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The oldest evidence of
AbstractThe Testudo graeca (i.e., Greek Tortoise or Spur‐thighed Tortoise) origin in Western Europe is a subject of debate within the scientific community. The species is a part of the current Spanish biodiversity, with three isolated populations, located in the south‐eastern (Almeria and Murcia) and south‐western (Doñana National Park, Andalusia ...
Iratxe Boneta Jiménez +2 more
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Ecological and Ethological Assessment of Captive Testudo graeca in an Urban Bazaar: A Case of High-Constraint Wildlife Tourism in Kastamonu, Northern Anatolia [PDF]
The Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) is a long-lived terrestrial reptile listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List and protected under CITES Appendix II.
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The wild diet of Testudo graeca ibera in Dobrogea, Romania is investigated by direct observation. A clear predominance (over 95%) of plant matter is noticed, with 25 plant species consumed.
Alexandru Iftime, Oana Iftime
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