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Testudo hermanni



Hermann's tortoise - Testudo hermanni - Gmelin, 1789

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Scientific name: Testudo hermanni

Common name: Hermann's tortoise

Taxonomy:
Species: Testudo hermanni
Subspecies: Testudo hermanni hermanni
Testudo hermanni boettgeri

IUCN Status: Near Threatened ver 3.1
"Listed as Near Threatened because this species is in significant decline (but probably at a rate of less than 30% over ten years), mainly because of widespread habitat loss through much of its range (especially in the west), thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable.
This draft regional assessment is based on draft information gathered at the IUCN Mediterranean Red Listing Workshop - Freshwater Fishes, Reptiles and Amphibians (Malaga [Spain] 13-17 December 2004) and remains under current review by the IUCN-SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group - please contact Peter Paul van Dijk p.vandijk@conservation.org with any comments."

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Arnold, E.N. 2003. Reptiles and amphibians of Europe. Princeton University Press., Princeton and Oxford;
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Council of Europe. 2003. Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. Group of experts on the conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles. Mälmo (Sweden), 26-27 September 2003. Report T-PVS (2003) 18.
Fuhn, I. & S. Vancea, 1961: Fauna Republicii Romāne, 14. Reptilia (Testoase, Sopārle, Serpi). Bucuresti;
Gasc, J.-P., A. Cabela, J. Crnobrnja-Isailovic, D. Dolmen, K. Grossenbacher, P. Haffner, J. Lescure, H. Martens, J.P. Martinez-Rica, H. Maurin, M.E. Oliveira, T.S. Sofianidou, M. Veith & A. Zuiderwijk, 1997: Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles in Europe. - Societas Europaea Herpetologica und Muséum National d'Historie Naturelle (IEGB/SPN), Paris;
IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. ;
Szczerbak, N.N. 2003. Guide to the Reptiles of the Eastern Palearctic. Krieger, Malabar, FL, 260 pp.;
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