Testudo graeca ibera

A sub species of the Greek Tortoise ,Testudo graeca ibera, is one of 4 European members of the Testudinidea family of tortoises.It's other members of the family include Hermann's tortoise that we all know well.

This 'Eurasian' tortoise is found in Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Romania and of course Bulgaria.It enjoys a very varied habitat dry or moist with dense vegetation...it was well at home in our garden.