Marginated tortoise
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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.[3]
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Left: Greek marginated tortoise (T. m. marginata) Right: Sardinian marginated tortoise (T. m. sarda) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Testudinidae |
Genus: | Testudo |
Species: | T. marginata |
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Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1789 | |
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