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title: "Hermann's Tortoise"
description: "Testudo hermanni — Répteis. The Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is a species of tortoise native to Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/hermann-s-tortoise
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hermann's Tortoise

> Testudo hermanni — Répteis. The Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is a species of tortoise native to Europe.

- Scientific name: *Testudo hermanni*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 11960
- Wikidata: [Q262555](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262555)
- iNaturalist taxon: [71212](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/71212)

## Names

- en: Hermann's Tortoise
- de: Griechische Landschildkröte
- es: Tortuga mediterranea
- fr: Tortue d'Hermann
- nl: Griekse landschildpad
- pl: Żółw grecki

## Countries with the most observations

GR (2662), AL (1161), FR (1161), HR (1141), IT (965), ES (929), ME (591), BG (379), MK (253), RS (206), RO (129), BA (100)

## Summary

The Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is a species of tortoise native to Europe.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann%27s_tortoise

## Photo

![Hermann's Tortoise](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hermann-s-tortoise/medium.jpg)

Photo: Matt Neidert · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13577970

## Machine access

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