Identification:

[Millerlite]

Hello everyone, I have a friend with a tortoise. He's insure of what kind and I have an idea, but not sure either. It's fairly big, I wanna say maybe Russian, but doesn't look like one all at the same time. Here are a few pictures I'll try and get more later.






Thanks guys!
Kyle

 

[tortadise]

Looks like a very old Russian to me.

 

[G-stars]

Same here old Russian lady.


— Gus

 

[Millerlite]

Thanks guys, I would say desert tortoise next but, still thinking old Russian.

Kyle

 

[Blakem]

It would be interesting to find out its approximate age.

 

[Yvonne G]

Sorry to mix up the thread, but I was going to say Greek. Let's get @HermanniChris in on it. He'll know for sure.

 

[HermanniChris]

Please post a plastron shot clearly. Certainly NOT a Russian or Greek no question about it . I am seeing a very old female G. berlandieri.

 

[Yvonne G]

Aw...of course. Now that you've said it first, I see it too. A Texas tortoise! They most often don't have a nuchal scute, but then one pops up and it does have one. I have some with and some without.

 

[Millerlite]

I'll get some later maybe tomorrow, or later today. He does not have spurs on the butt area of that helps. I'll get pictures tho.

Kyle

 

[Millerlite]

I had these on my phone too from earlier.

 

[tortadise]

Now you can see those gulars. Chris seems to be onto it for sure being a Texas tortoise. Had me stumped at the beginning. Some large scales on its forelimbs though. Cool looking specimen.

 

[Millerlite]

So is it for sure a Texas tortoise? Should I try and get more pictures? What angels do you want?

Kyle

 

[Yvonne G]

No, it is for sure a texas tortoise.

 

[Berkeley]

It is for sure a berlandieri. It has five claws on the front feet, Russians have only four. It's also not round (last pic, top-down of plastron). Russians are completely round.

--Berkeley