Detailed Record for Testudo hermanni
Common Name: Hermann's tortoise
Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Anapsida / Order Testudines / Sub Order Cryptodira / Family Testudinidae / Genus Testudo
C-value (pg): 3.53
Chromosome Number (2n): 52
Method: Feulgen Densitometry
Cell Type: Red blood cells
Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg
References:
Olmo, E. (1976). Genome size in some reptiles. Journal of Experimental Zoology 195: 305-310.
Other records available for this species:
Testudo hermanni = 2.52 (pg)Testudo hermanni = 3.50 (pg)
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