Dwarf wide-edged turtle

A dwarf broad- edged turtle is a small population of broad- edged turtles ( Testudo marginata ) with a maximum length of 25 cm. It was first described by Trutnau in 1994 as Testudo marginata weissingeri with distribution in the Peloponnese. In 1996, Bour even assigned her its own species status, but this was refuted by Fritz (2005) on the basis of genetic studies. He sees them as an environmentally-related, small regional form of the wide-brimmed turtle. The CITES Species Database does not list any such species.

Individual evidence

^ Roger Bour (1996). Une nouvelle espèce de tortue terrestre dans le Péloponnèse (Grèce). Dumerilia 2.23-54.
↑ Fritz U., P. Siroky, H. Kami & M. Wink (2005): Environmentally caused dwarfism or a valid species - Is Testudo weissingeri Bour, 1996 a distinct evolutionary lineage? New evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear genomic markers. - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37 (2): 389-401.
^ CITES Species Database

[1] Roger Bour (1996). Une nouvelle espèce de tortue terrestre dans le Péloponnèse (Grèce). Dumerilia 2.23-54.

[2] Fritz U., P. Siroky, H. Kami & M. Wink (2005): Environmentally caused dwarfism or a valid species - Is Testudo weissingeri Bour, 1996 a distinct evolutionary lineage? New evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear genomic markers. - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37 (2): 389-401.

[3] CITES Species Database