THE STUDY OF GREEK TORTOISE (TESTUDO GRAECA LINNE, 1758) IN THE ABSHERON PENINSULA IN MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Abstract

In recent years in connection with various construction activities on the Absheron Peninsula
the population of Greek tortoise is significantly reduced. On the background of the current environmental changes, a comprehensive study of the biological characteristics of these turtles is needed. The paper considers nutrition, reproduction and reasons of decrease in the number, as well as
possible ways of addressing this shortcoming. Found that during the year the turtle twice change its
food, with the beginning of the year eats food of animal origin ( snails , worms and various insects ),
and then the food of vegetable origin. This process occurs two times. In addition , it was found that
the Greek tortoise holds its finished eggs, if in connection with the onset of cold weather and females do not have time to put them.
Keywords: Greek tortoise, ecology, herpetofauna, aviary, carapace, anthropogenic, plastron