Parasites in pet reptiles

Table 3 The number of examined species of turtles and their origin

SCIENTIFIC NAME	COMMON NAME	NUMBER OF EXAMINED	ORIGIN
Testudo hermanni	Hermann's Tortoise	279	Slovenia*
Testudo graeca	Spur-thighed Tortoise	144	Lebanon**
Testudo horsfieldi	Horsfield's Tortoise	46	Slovenia*
Geochelone elegans	Indian Star Tortoise	33	Slovenia*
Lissemys punctata	Indian Flapshell Turtle	18	Pakistan*
Testudo marginata	Marginated Tortoise	15	Slovenia*
Trachemys scripta elegans	Red-eared Slider	10	Slovenia*
Emys orbicularis	European Pond Turtle	6	Slovenia*
Geochelone radiata	Radiated Tortoise	5	Slovenia*
Malacochersus tornieri	Pancake Tortoise	3	Slovenia*
Geochelone sulcata	African Spurred Tortoise	2	Slovenia*
Pyxis arachnoides	Spider Tortoise	1	Slovenia*
Testudo kleinmanni	Egyptian Tortoise	1	Slovenia*
13 different species		563

* Originated from Slovenia - species from breeding farms - F₁ and F₂ generation.
** Turtles were imported from reptile farms.

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