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title: "Żółw śródziemnomorski"
description: "Testudo graeca — Gady. The Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca), also known commonly as the Moorish tortoise and the spur-thighed tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/greek-tortoise
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Żółw śródziemnomorski

> Testudo graeca — Gady. The Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca), also known commonly as the Moorish tortoise and the spur-thighed tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae.

- Scientific name: *Testudo graeca*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `zoo` (Zoo i zwierzęta domowe)
- iNaturalist observations: 11000
- Wikidata: [Q504549](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q504549)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40023](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40023)

## Names

- en: Greek Tortoise
- de: Maurische Landschildkröte
- es: Tortuga Mora
- fr: Tortue Mauresque
- nl: Moorse landschildpad
- pl: Żółw śródziemnomorski

## Countries with the most observations

TR (3138), IL (1259), MA (919), RU (762), GE (671), GR (651), RO (541), BG (332), ES (303), DZ (230), TN (125), LB (118)

## Summary

The Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca), also known commonly as the Moorish tortoise and the spur-thighed tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is a medium-sized herbivorous testudinid, widely distributed in the Mediterranean region.
T. graeca is recognized for its longevity, with verified lifespans exceeding 100 years and anecdotal reports suggesting ages over 125 years. Among reptiles, it has one of the largest known genomes.

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

## Photo

![Żółw śródziemnomorski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greek-tortoise/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Kenrick Gibson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161034689

## Machine access

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