Greek tortoise  (Testudo graeca)

Facts

Also known as:Moorish tortoise, common tortoise and spur-thighed tortoise
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Testudinidae
Genus Testudo (1)
Size Carapace length: 20 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3). There are several recognised subspecies, although taxonomic classification continues to be hotly debated. The IUCN only lists one subspecies, T. g. nikolskii, which is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) (1).