Western Herman’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni hermanni). Close up of the head showing the yellow cheek patch below the eye, between and alongside the ear or tympanum.
Western Herman’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni hermanni). Close up of the head showing the yellow cheek patch below the eye, between and alongside the ear or tympanum. A significant feature helping identification for most specimens of this the nominate and rarer form or sub-species.
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