Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise
- Persian name Lakposht-e-Mehmizdar
- English name Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise
- Scientific name Testudo graeca ibera
- Family Testudinidae
- Morphology Large, overlapping scales cover the front of the forelimbs and there are five claws on each foot. It has a large conical tubercle on each thigh.
- Ethology This turtle can be seen in gardens, farms and around the crops. It stays under the bushes or inside burrows to rest during the long period of intense heat.