Where does the common tortoise live?
Testudo graeca has 18,957 records in 47 countries and territories, from 1862 to 2026. Most records come from Israel.
- 18,957 records
- 47 places
- 85 years recorded
- Testudines class
AnimaliaChordataTestudinesTestudinidaeTestudo
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18622026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | 7,181 | |
| Spain | 2,746 | |
| Türkiye | 2,676 | |
| Greece | 1,126 | |
| Morocco | 1,006 | |
| Bulgaria | 966 | |
| Georgia | 664 | |
| Russia | 659 | |
| Romania | 646 | |
| France | 203 | |
| Algeria | 189 | |
| Iran | 136 | |
| Tunisia | 110 | |
| Azerbaijan | 93 | |
| Syria | 91 | |
| Lebanon | 87 | |
| Palestine | 64 | |
| Armenia | 63 | |
| Belgium | 53 | |
| Italy | 38 | |
| North Macedonia | 33 | |
| Jordan | 31 | |
| Switzerland | 26 | |
| Iraq | 21 | |
| Libya | 11 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | |
| Egypt | 4 | |
| Germany | 3 | |
| Portugal | 3 | |
| Albania | 2 | |
| Oman | 2 | |
| Serbia | 2 | |
| Austria | 1 | |
| Bahrain | 1 | |
| Belarus | 1 | |
| Cabo Verde | 1 | |
| Cyprus | 1 | |
| Western Sahara | 1 | |
| Finland | 1 | |
| Honduras | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 47 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Testudinidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.