One of the 41 turtles and tortoises on WAnimals
Reptiles · Testudines · Testudinidae
Testudo hermanni
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The sex of the hatchlings depends on the temperature at which the nest incubates. It is one of the most popular pet tortoises in Europe.
Weight
2 kg – 2.5 kg
Size
12 cm – 28 cm
Life expectancy
30 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Animal Diversity Web · AnimalSpot · PMC (unhatched eggs study) · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Wikipedia (Hermann's tortoise) · Tortoise Resource Center · Tortoise Town
Best time: From March to June, in mid-morning, when it basks and is most active; at the height of summer it slows down, and in winter it hibernates buried.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 30.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Hermann's Tortoise — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about hermann's tortoise.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
