Is it Really a Russian Tort?

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Posted by Pamela on September 17, 2001 at 18:54:13:

I was recently given a new "Russian" tortoise. She looks kind of different from my other Russians. I've seen some pictures of Greek, Hermann's, and Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoises that to my untrained eye sometimes look very "Russian", so I was wondering if maybe my new tortise is Not really a Russian after all.

My new "Russian's" color is different from my other ones... Her skin and shell are more golden in color, her face is more pointy-nosed, the scales on her face are larger and more pronounced, and her shell is also more highly rounded than any of my other Russians.......Are these things just normal variations of a Russian tortoise? Or do you think that she is NOT a Russian, but is possibly one of those "Russian-like" tortoises?

I know that without a picture, it's possible that no one can really tell me what she is...but I figured that there has to be some sort of site (or person) that could help us neophytes correctly identify these kinds of tortoises from each another.

Thanks for any help...
Pamela

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Re: Is it Really a Russian Tort? brad 09/18/01 (1)
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: I was recently given a new "Russian" tortoise. She looks kind of different from my other Russians. I've seen some pictures of Greek, Hermann's, and Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoises that to my untrained eye sometimes look very "Russian", so I was wondering if maybe my new tortise is Not really a Russian after all. : My new "Russian's" color is different from my other ones... Her skin and shell are more golden in color, her face is more pointy-nosed, the scales on her face are larger and more pronounced, and her shell is also more highly rounded than any of my other Russians.......Are these things just normal variations of a Russian tortoise? Or do you think that she is NOT a Russian, but is possibly one of those "Russian-like" tortoises? : I know that without a picture, it's possible that no one can really tell me what she is...but I figured that there has to be some sort of site (or person) that could help us neophytes correctly identify these kinds of tortoises from each another. : Thanks for any help... : Pamela

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