Genus

Mediterranean Tortoises

Testudo

3 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyTestudinidae (Tortoises)
GenusTestudo (Mediterranean Tortoises)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Testudo hermanni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Testudo graeca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Testudo horsfieldii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mediterranean Tortoises

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	~10%
	Hermann's Tortoise			Insufficient data
2	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Greek Tortoise			~10%
3	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Hermann's Tortoise			Insufficient data
	Greek Tortoise			Insufficient data
4	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Afghan Tortoise			Insufficient data
5	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Hermann's Tortoise			Insufficient data

Mediterranean Tortoises

Species in this group

Hermann's Tortoise

Greek Tortoise

Afghan Tortoise

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mediterranean Tortoises

Parks Ranked