Hermann's tortoise: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni Vulnerable

Where the Hermann's tortoise lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)IntroducedRepresentative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 30,283 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See turtles & tortoises on the world map

Scientific name	Testudo hermanni
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Testudinidae

Where does the Hermann's tortoise live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Hermann's tortoise in 7 countries and territories across Europe. In Spain it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Hermann's tortoise endangered?

The Hermann's tortoise’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Hermann's tortoise?

The Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Testudinidae, genus Testudo. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Hermann's tortoise

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

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hermann's tortoise (revision 1380534257), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q262555 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).