Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792

Sindaco, Roberto & Rossi, Roberta, 2020, Annotated checklist of the herpetofauna (Amphibia, Reptilia) of Lefkada Island (Ionian Islands, Greece), Natural History Sciences 7 (2), pp. 57-68 : 60

Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792

There are no literature data on the occurrence of this species on Lefkada. On the web there are some pictures by F. Trimigliozzi depicting marginated tortoises surviving a fire (20/7/2003, 5/8/2006). The presence of a viable population is suggested by the observation by F. Trimigliozzi of “twelve marginated tortoises emerging from a large hole dug on an embankment” (Forum Natura Mediterraneo, 2020). Other citizen science records from near Lefkada town (13/9/2010) and near Athani (26/4/2019) possibly refer to escaped specimens since the record from Lefkada town is in an urbanized area and the record from Athani is clearly a captive specimen. The origin of the population (native or man-mediated) is unknown.