Testudo graeca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Testudinidae
Genus: Testudo
Subgenus: Testudo
Species: Testudo graeca
Subspecies (10): T. g. armeniaca – T. g. buxtoni – T. g. cyrenaica – T. g. graeca – T. g. ibera – T. g. marokkensis – T. g. nabeulensis – T. g. terrestris – T. g. whitei – T. g. zarudnyi

Name

Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758: 198

Holotype (Icnotype): Plate 204 of Edwards 1751.
Type locality: “Africa”.

Synonyms

Testudo pusilla Linnaeus, 1758: 199
- Syntypes (icnotypes): Grow. mus. 38 t. 3 f. 3; Worm. mus. 313; and Raj. quadr. 259.
- Type locality: “India”.

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Ananjeva, N.B., Milto, K.D., Barabanov, A.V. & Golynsky, E.A. 2010. An annotated type catalogue of amphibians and reptiles collected by Nikolay A. Zarudny in Iran and Middle Asia. Zootaxa 4722(2): 101–128. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4722.2.1. . Reference page.
TTWG (Turtle Taxonomy Working Group) 2021. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs 8: 1–472. DOI: 10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021.PDF Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: سلحفاة مهمازية الورك
azərbaycanca: Aralıq dənizi tısbağası
български: Шипобедрена костенурка
català: Tortuga grega
čeština: Želva žlutohnědá
dansk: Maurisk landskildpadde
Deutsch: Maurische Landschildkröte
English: Spur-thighed Tortoise, Greek Tortoise
español: Tortuga mora
فارسی: لاک‌پشت مهمیزدار
suomi: Espanjankilpikonna
français: Tortue grecque
galego: Tartaruga moura
עברית: צב יבשה מצוי
hrvatski: Grčka čančara
magyar: Mór teknős
հայերեն: Կրիա միջերկրածովային
italiano: Tartaruga greca, tartaruga moresca
日本語: ギリシャリクガメ
lietuvių: Graikinis vėžlys
македонски: Полска желка
Nederlands: Moorse landschildpad
polski: Żółw śródziemnomorski, Żółw iberyjski
پنجابی: یونانی کھچوپڑا
português: Tartaruga-grega
русский: Средиземноморская черепаха
slovenčina: Korytnačka žltohnedá
svenska: Morisk landsköldpadda
Türkçe: Mahmuzlu Akdeniz kaplumbağası
українська: Середземноморська черепаха