Reptile
Common tortoise
Testudo graeca · Testudinidae
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records20,632in 35 countries
Most seen inIsrael7,351 records
Red ListVulnerableIUCN status
About
Common tortoise in brief
The common tortoise (Testudo graeca) is a reptile of the Testudinidae family — species of reptile.
Across the 35 countries we cover it has 20,632 published records, most of them from Israel, Spain and Türkiye. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Its global conservation status is vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Israel7,351 records · best Mar, Apr
Spain3,213 records · best Mar, Apr
Türkiye2,927 records · best May, Apr
Morocco1,197 records · best Apr, Mar
Greece1,193 records · best May, Apr
Bulgaria1,073 records · best May, Apr
Georgia714 records · best May, Apr
Romania700 records · best May, Apr
Russia686 records · best May, Apr
Algeria261 records · best Apr, Mar
Tunisia251 records · best May, Feb
Iran215 records · best Apr, May
Lebanon151 records · best May, Apr
Azerbaijan139 records · best May, Apr
Syria132 records · best Mar, Apr
Armenia115 records · best Apr, May
Palestine64 records · best Feb, Mar
Belgium59 records · best Jul, May
North Macedonia47 records · best May, Jun
Jordan43 records · best Apr, Mar
Switzerland31 records · best May, Jun
Iraq27 records · best May, Apr
Libya25 records · best Apr, Nov
Albania3 records · best Jun, Sep
Cyprus3 records · best Jan, Oct
Montenegro2 records · best Jun, Jan
Serbia2 records · best May, Jun
Belarus1 records · best Jan, Feb
Finland1 records · best Jan, Feb
Hungary1 records · best Jun, Jan
Bahrain1 records · best Jan, Feb
Cape Verde1 records · best Dec, Jan
Kuwait1 records · best Mar, Jan
Qatar1 records · best Nov, Jan
Austria1 records · best Jul, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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