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Where does the Hermann's tortoise live?

Testudo hermanni has 41,339 records in 30 countries and territories, from 1850 to 2026. Most records come from France.

Hermann's tortoise
Hermann's tortoise — Photo: Orchi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AnimaliaChordataTestudinesTestudinidaeTestudo

When it is recorded

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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

18502026

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

PlaceRecordsShare
France 29,067
Spain 4,564
Greece 2,327
Bulgaria 1,509
Croatia 1,064
Albania 720
Italy 656
Montenegro 592
North Macedonia 297
Serbia 122
Romania 113
Bosnia & Herzegovina 71
Belgium 49
Kosovo 41
Switzerland 40
Türkiye 39
Germany 25
United States 10
Netherlands 6
Austria 5
United Kingdom 5
Georgia 5
Slovenia 4
Azerbaijan 2
Algeria 1
Gibraltar 1
Hungary 1
Israel 1
Morocco 1
Singapore 1

Related animals

Others in the family Testudinidae.

common tortoise
common tortoise
18,952 records
Red-footed tortoise
3,477 records
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.