Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni
An adult Hermann's tortoise lives in Mediterranean grassland, scrub, orchards, and open woodland, moving slowly between basking sites, feeding patches, and shelter. It is mainly herbivorous, eating grasses, weeds, flowers, and other low-growing plants. When threatened it withdraws into its domed shell, hisses as air is forced out, and may push or bite if handled. Adults can live for many decades, making them long-lived members of their dry, sunlit habitats.
- Type
- Shell
- Conservation status
- VU
Growth chain
- Hermann's Tortoise Hatchling
- Hermann's Tortoise Juvenile
- Hermann's Tortoise