Using various bioinformatic techniques, the researchers analyzed a 2.2-billion base pair genome of the spur-thighed tortoise containing nearly 26,000 genes.

Like many threatened land turtle species, the spur-thighed tortoise had no complete genome. For the first time, researchers have successfully sequenced the genome of the spur-thighed tortoise ...

Tortoises can live anywhere from 25 to 100 years depending on their species and genetics. According to Chessington Garden Centre, Greek spur-thighed tortoises usually live for at least 50 years ...

The spur-thighed tortoise had been on the run for seven days after leaving his owner's garden. Even after putting up missing posters in the area, there had been no sign of Chalky.

Endangered tortoises have been found by UK Border Agency officials at Stansted Airport in Essex after allegedly being smuggled into the country. The 15 spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca ...

A tortoise has been born with two heads in one of the more extraordinary tricks of nature. John Jones, who has kept tortoises for 55 years, was amazed when the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise ...

The four microchipped animals were spur-thighed tortoises. The others includes seven adult Horsfield tortoises, and three four-year-old Horsfield tortoises.

The spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) is one of the most iconic land tortoise species in the Mediterranean basin. The description of this species' genome is a critical scientific ...