Identification

[jdtort]

Hi all, I’m hoping some expert eyes might be able to identify my parents tortoise…

He is approximately 20-25 years old and about 6 inches in length. We have always assumed he is a hermann but not entirely sure what sub species he could be. I would personally guess a boettgeri but the yellow mark on his face makes me doubt myself.

(The scars you may see on his shell are from a fox attack a few years back.)

Thank you in advance!

 

[EricW]

There are variations, but this one appears to be T.h.boettgeri. Chris Leon just did a new video (He has older videos too) on identifying the Western, Eastern, and Dalmatian.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I'm not familiar with this species. But my first thought is RUSSIAN TORTOISE.

 

[PollyAda]

I would second EricW and say Eastern Hermann's

 

[jdtort]

Thank you all for your reply’s.

That’s a great video and channel, thank you!