An F2-Generation of Testudo hermanni hermanni GMELIN Bred in Captivity with Remarks on the Breeding of Mediterranean Tortoises 1976-1981

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Hatchlings were obtained from eggs laid by Testudo hermanni hermanni GMELIN, which had hatched in captivity in 1965. To our knowledge this is the first report of a second generation breeding of Testudinidae under conditions in captivity. Two hybrid hatchlings between a male T. h. hermanni and female Testudo horsfieldii (GRAY) were also obtained.