Hatchling Russian Tortoise - Testudo horsfieldii

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Subject:	Hatchling Russian Tortoise - Testudo horsfieldii
Poster:	Charles R. Fonaas (chafon1@gmail.com)

Resolution: 1959x1286 File Size: 1002887 Bytes Date: 2002:01:01 00:01:02 Camera: FinePix 3800 (FUJIFILM) F number: f/2.8 Exposure: 10/180 sec Focal Length: 600/100 Upload Date: 2012:02:01 04:15:32

Hatchling Russian Tortoise - Testudo horsfieldii

This baby Testudo horsfieldii rests after the exhausting job of breaking free of it's shell.

The Russian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii), also commonly known as Horsfield's tortoise or the Central Asian tortoise, is a threatened species of tortoise.

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Scientific Name: Agrionemys horsfieldii Khosatzky et Mlynarski, 1966 Common Names: Afghan Tortoise, Russian Tortoise, Central Asian Tortoise, Four-toed Tortoise, Horsfield's Tortoise, Steppe Tortoise [French] Tortue Des Steppes, Tortue d'Horsfield [Spanish] Tortuga Terrestre Afgana Synonyms: Testudo horsfieldii Gray, 1844

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