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Marginated Tortoise

Testudo marginata

The Marginated Tortoise is a slow-moving reptile with a beautiful, high dome shell. They love to bask in the sun and munch on tasty plants in their warm habitats.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Marginated Tortoise is the largest European tortoise, featuring a dark brown to black shell often bordered with yellow or cream on its scutes. Its most distinctive feature is the dramatically flared, saw-toothed rear edge of its shell, especially prominent in males.

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Marginated Tortoise
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Marginated Tortoise

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Rareza

Common

Peligro

1/5 · Muy bajo

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Datos interesantes

Male Marginated Tortoises have an incredibly flared shell edge, making them look super spiky!

These tortoises can survive small wildfires by burrowing into the earth!

They can go months without drinking water by storing it in their bodies!

This is the largest native tortoise species found in Europe!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Armored Fortress

Marginated Tortoise has a sturdy, dome-shaped shell that helps them stay safe from predators.

Habilidad

Desert Digger

Marginated Tortoise can dig shallow burrows because their strong legs and claws help them create shelters from heat or cold.

Habilidad

Sun Power

Marginated Tortoise can bask in the sun to warm up their bodies because they need external heat to be active.

Habilidad

Flared Shield

Marginated Tortoise has a unique flared rear shell edge that helps make them look bigger to predators.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
25-35 cm
Peso
2-5 kg
Esperanza de vida
50-100 años
Top Speed
0.5 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
2-9
Incubación
60-100 días

Dieta y alimentación

They munch on plants, flowers, and fruits, keeping the ecosystem tidy!

Alimentos principales

  • grasses
  • leaves
  • wildflowers
  • fruits
  • herbs
  • weeds

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus

Preys on eggs and young tortoises.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Scavenges tortoise eggs and small hatchlings.

eats

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Forages on its leaves and flowers.

eats

Greater Plantain

Plantago major

Consumes this common ground plant.

Rasgos

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Seguridad

Peligro

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Always watch from a distance and don't disturb tortoises in the wild.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Marginated Tortoise?

25-35 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Marginated Tortoise?

2-5 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Marginated Tortoise?

50-100 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Marginated Tortoise?

0.5 km/h

¿Qué come Marginated Tortoise?

They munch on plants, flowers, and fruits, keeping the ecosystem tidy!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Marginated Tortoise?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Marginated Tortoise?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la puesta de Marginated Tortoise?

2-9

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