hi Forum!
here are some pics of my testudo hermanni hercegovinensis I was used to breed in Italy.
This is not recognized as a hermanni subspecies but it should be, I like to say that is a geographical variation of testudo hermanni boettgeri, in fact there are many differences between this "subspecies" and testudo hermanni boettgeri
as you can see on the first picture of the male, but in all the female as well, they grow without the inguinal scale.
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7960/dsc02998f.jpg
This is the main difference, however not the only one, they grow smaller than thb, the females lay less legg than both thh and thb only 2 times per season, and I think they carry more green in the head (but this is only my opinion)
here are the females
the first one, medium size
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3998/dsc03000m.jpg
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/664/dsc03003aq.jpg
the oldest one, don't ask me how old she is because I really don't know
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/4804/dsc03004.jpg
and the smallest one
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/307/dsc03009.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7137/dsc03010av.jpg
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/7416/dsc03012gf.jpg
I should have a pic of a hatchling comparing with a testudo hermanni boettgeri.. I need only to find it
here are some pics of my testudo hermanni hercegovinensis I was used to breed in Italy.
This is not recognized as a hermanni subspecies but it should be, I like to say that is a geographical variation of testudo hermanni boettgeri, in fact there are many differences between this "subspecies" and testudo hermanni boettgeri
as you can see on the first picture of the male, but in all the female as well, they grow without the inguinal scale.
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7960/dsc02998f.jpg
This is the main difference, however not the only one, they grow smaller than thb, the females lay less legg than both thh and thb only 2 times per season, and I think they carry more green in the head (but this is only my opinion)
here are the females
the first one, medium size
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3998/dsc03000m.jpg
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/664/dsc03003aq.jpg
the oldest one, don't ask me how old she is because I really don't know
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/4804/dsc03004.jpg
and the smallest one
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/307/dsc03009.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7137/dsc03010av.jpg
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/7416/dsc03012gf.jpg
I should have a pic of a hatchling comparing with a testudo hermanni boettgeri.. I need only to find it