genus
Testudo
Testudo is a genus in the family Testudinidae. This database currently files 17 species under it, 3 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 17
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 18%
- Weight range
- 440 g – 2 kg
Best-known members of Testudo
Ranked by popularity score.

Hermann's tortoise
Testudo hermanni

Greek tortoise
Testudo graeca

Central Asian tortoise
Testudo horsfieldii
Negev tortoise
Testudo kleinmanni
Margined tortoise
Testudo marginata
How threatened is Testudo?
3 of 17 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| VUVulnerable | 3 | 100% |
All species in Testudo
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermann's tortoise | Testudo hermanni | Testudinidae | Vulnerable | 1.26 kg | Not recorded |
| Greek tortoise | Testudo graeca | Testudinidae | Vulnerable | 1.43 kg | Not recorded |
| Central Asian tortoise | Testudo horsfieldii | Testudinidae | Vulnerable | 1.02 kg | Not recorded |
| Negev tortoise | Testudo kleinmanni | Testudinidae | Not recorded | 440 g | Not recorded |
| Margined tortoise | Testudo marginata | Testudinidae | Not recorded | 2 kg | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Testudo brevitesta | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Testudo burgenlandica | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Testudo eocaenica | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Testudo gilbertii | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Testudo gracea | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Testudo kaiseni | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Testudo kalksburgensis | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Testudo lohanica | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Testudo promarginata | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Testudo pusilla | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Testudo sahakyanae | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Testudo syrmiensis | Testudinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |