Hermann tortoise (scientific name: Testudo hermanni, English: Hermann's tortoise Chinese name: Hermann's tortoise, Hermann tortoise).
It is a genus of tortoises in the family Tortoise family , and the same genus as the Hermann tortoise includes the European tortoise and the marginal tortoise.
There were once five known subspecies of this turtle species in the wild:
Western Herman tortoise (T. h. hermanni）
Eastern Herman Tortoise (T. h. boettgeri）
Dalmantia tortoise (T. h. hercegovinensis）
Peloponnese coastal subspecies (T. peloponnese) h. peleponnesica）
Robert Mertens's tortoise (T. h. robertmertensi）
There are currently only three effective subspecies of herman's tortoises:
Includes the Western Herman Tortoise (T. h. hermanni）
Peloponnese coastal subspecies (T. peloponnese) h. peleponnesica) was incorporated into the Eastern Herman Tortoise
Robert Mertens's tortoise (T. h. Robertmertensi) was incorporated into the Western Herman Tortoise.
Western Herman tortoise (including former subspecies robertmertensi)
It has its local character. It has an arched shell with dense coloring.
The dorsal carapace has distinct contrasting yellow patches, but fades with age, but still retains a bright yellow color.
The carapace has two black stripes connected in the center.
The head ranges in color from dark green to light yellow with inconspicuous spots, some of which are found on the cheeks, most of which are also yellow spots.
The variety called robertmertensi has very prominent cheek spots.
In general, the forelimbs of western Herman tortoises are not black, and their claws will be lighter in color.
The male's tail will be larger than the female' , with spikes , and in general , the tail will be protected by a shell.
A few turtles will only appear in a situation similar to that of Greek tortoises, with carapaces connected to each other.
The Western Herman Tortoise has distinct yellow patches on its face
Eastern Herman tortoises are found in populations along the Coastal Balkans and contain the original subspecies Peloponnesica Peloponnese subspecies.
The Eastern Herman tortoise also has an arched, almost rounded carapace, but also some are particularly flat, oblong-oval.
Compared to the western Herman tortoise, the eastern body is more narrow and long.
The background color on hermann's back in the east is darker than that of hermann in the west.
The head is brown to black and does not show any macula. Distinctly different from Western Herman.
The scales are finer than in the west. The forelimbs also have fine scales. The limbs generally have 5 claws, the hind legs are significantly longer than the front legs, and there are also protruding fleshy spines in the ass position.
Herman's male tail in the east is thicker than herman's in the west. In terms of size, hermans in the east are larger than in the west and Dalmandia.
The carapace is more narrow and elongated to the east
The Dalmantian tortoise is found in the former Yugoslav province of Dalmanthia
In the present-day Dalmandia region of the Republic of Croatia, the Croatian Kraljevina Dalmacija
Dalmanthia is made up of the Dalmantian Archipelago in the Adriatic Sea and more than 1,000 surrounding islands, so the Dalmantian tortoises are reproductively isolated from the populations of the mainland to form this special population.
The body is between the east and the west, the color is darker than the east, and the head will appear black and yellowish brown without spots.
Entering China every year is basically like this, and it is not the so-called Eastern Herman at all.
In addition, There is another familiar transliteration of Darmantia called Damai Town, which is an ancient dog breed produced in this area.
But JB black of the Dalmantian subspecies
These three subspecies are, in the straight point of view, that the western Herman is small and delicate.
Comparable to the blonde beauty of southern France or Italy, the rugged heroism of herrman in the east can be compared to the nordic heroine, and the Dalmandia is the kind of mixed blood of African immigrants and whites.
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Distribution map of three subspecies
The black patches on the abdomen of the western Herman tortoise are connected when adults
The black patches on the abdomen of the eastern Herman tortoise are never connected, as is the case in Dalmandia
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