Geographic Range
Testudo hermanni can be found throughout southern Europe. The western population (hermanni) is found in eastern Spain, southern France, the Baleares islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, south and central Italy (Tuscany). The eastern population (boettgeri) inhabits Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, and Greece, while hercegovinensis populates coasts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro.
Subspecies
Testudo hermanni hermanni (Spain/France/Italy)
Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis (Bosnia/Croatia/Montenegro)
Testudo hermanni boettgeri (Greece/Turkey)
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