Home HERMANN’S TORTOISE TORTOISE WHO ARE YOU? History and origins Its position in the tree of life

TORTOISE WHO ARE YOU?History and origins Distribution Morphology Habitats Lifestyle A PROTECTED SPECIES Protection status, rules and regulations Trade and detention THREATS Habitat destruction and degradation Direct destruction of individuals Taking in the wild, captivity and releasing captive-bred individuals CONSERVATION Conservation efforts Status and trends of populations

Its position in the tree of life

Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789) is a reptile of the family of tortoises (Testudinidae) which includes 11 genera and about 40 species.

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