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Raxworthy, C. J. (1983). Hermann's tortoise (testudo hermanni robertmertensi wermuth) on minorca, balearic islands (short note). British Journal of Herpetology, 6(10), 385–386.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Raxworthy1983 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südwesteuropa = South-Western Europe, Systematik = taxonomy, Testudinidae, Testudo, Testudo hermanni Creators: Raxworthy Collection: British Journal of Herpetology |
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The distribution of Hermann's tortoise of the western Mediterranean, Testudo hermanni robertmertensi Wermuth, 1952 (type locality: mountains north of Arta, Mallorca, Baleares) now only includes Mallorca and Minorca of the Balearic Islands (Lopez Jurado et al., 1979). The subspecies has been recorded in the southeastern half of Minorca and an area of maximum density delimited which includes such localities as Son Cart, Torralba d'en Salort and San Cristobal. An enclave is apparently provided by abundant vegetation cut through by numerous tracks and paths. No measurements or other observations in any detail have apparently been made on the Minorcan tortoises and those here were made during a visit to two localities in the vicinity of Mahon, the principal town, in southeastern Minorca from late July to early August 1982.
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