Tortoise Found, ID Help

jbarrows

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Hi, new here. I have owned two redfoot tortoises for about 3 years, and love them. A friend found this guy wandering after Hurricane Irma and brought it to me. I thought it was a Russian, but my local pet shop was concerned it might be a protected Gopher. I would never want to relocate a protected species, but I believe they are wrong. His underside is dark and he has a fairly long tail. Any help would be appreciated. He is pretty beat up from wherever he has been living in the Miami area.

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Gillian M

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Welcome to the forum, @jbaroows .

A cute tort. Sorry, I can't help you, but the experts will be able to.

@Yvonne G @Tom please help, thanks.
 

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I'm not good with the Mediterranean species, but it's either a Graeca or a Hermanni. Markw84 knows them better than I, so I'd go with his response. For sure not a gopher.
 

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I'm not good with the Mediterranean species, but it's either a Graeca or a Hermanni. Markw84 knows them better than I, so I'd go with his response. For sure not a gopher.
Thanks all the same.
 

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Hi, new here. I have owned two redfoot tortoises for about 3 years, and love them. A friend found this guy wandering after Hurricane Irma and brought it to me. I thought it was a Russian, but my local pet shop was concerned it might be a protected Gopher. I would never want to relocate a protected species, but I believe they are wrong. His underside is dark and he has a fairly long tail. Any help would be appreciated. He is pretty beat up from wherever he has been living in the Miami area.

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I think the tort is an elder Testudo Hermanni. Her carapax is not in the best condition.
Can you show us pics of the plastron ?
 

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Yep, I assume an eastern but a picture of the plastron and back legs will help identify whether it is a Herman or Graeca
 

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