Dalmatian tortoise
The Dalmatian tortoise ( Testudo hermanni boettgeri var. Hercegovinensis ) is a small population of the Greek tortoise . The name is derived from part of the distribution area, the Herzegovina , its German name refers to the former Dalmatia . Already in 1898 it was described by Franz Werner as a subspecies Testudo graeca hercegovinensis , but this did not catch on. In 2002 J. Perälä tried to separate this local form as an independent species Testudo hercegovinensis from Testudo hermanni boettgeri , which, however, was again questioned by U. Fritz in 2006. The CITES Species database does not list any corresponding species either.
Description and distribution
In contrast to the other eastern variants of the Greek tortoise, this form has no or reduced inguinal shields (hip shields), remains significantly smaller (usually only up to 20 cm) and reaches a lower weight, 700 to 1300 grams in females and in the males Usually 600 to 800 grams. The proportion of black markings on the carapace is greater. This tortoise is found east of the Adriatic Sea in parts of former Dalmatia, the Croatian coastal regions , Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro , the northernmost tortoise distribution area in Europe.
proof
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Perälä: Biodiversity in relatively neglected taxa of Testudo L., 1758 sl In: B. Fertard, B. Culorier (eds.): Actes du Congrès International sur le genre Testudo - 7 au 10 mars 2001. Chelonii. Vol. 3. SOPTOM, Gonfaron 2002, pp. 40-53.
- ↑ U. Fritz, M. Auer, A. Bertolero, A. Heylan, T. Fattizzo, AK Hundsdorfer, MM Sampayo, JL Pretus, P. Siroky. M. Wink: A range of phylogeography of Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae): implications for taxonomy. In: Zoologica scripta. 35, 5, 2006, pp. 531-543.
- ^ CITES Species Database
literature
T. Blanck, B. Esser: On the knowledge of Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis (Werner, 1899) or: New light in an "old" way . In: Sacalia. 2, 2, 2004, pp. 17-31