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title: "Marginated Tortoise"
description: "Testudo marginata — Rettili. The marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/marginated-tortoise
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Marginated Tortoise

> Testudo marginata — Rettili. The marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae.

- Scientific name: *Testudo marginata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3435
- Wikidata: [Q645356](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q645356)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40038](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40038)

## Names

- en: Marginated Tortoise
- de: Breitrand-Schildkröte
- es: Tortuga Marginada
- fr: Tortue Bordée
- nl: Klokschildpad
- pl: Żółw obrzeżony

## Countries with the most observations

GR (2801), IT (367), AL (19), ES (4), HR (3)

## Summary

The marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Greece, Italy, and the Balkans in Southern Europe. It is the largest European tortoise. The marginated tortoise is herbivorous, and brumates for the winter.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marginated_tortoise

## Photo

![Marginated Tortoise](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/marginated-tortoise/medium.jpg)

Photo: ricofish · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241095408

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/marginated-tortoise?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).