Table 2.
12S rRNA haplotypes in captive and wild-caught Testudo graeca.
| 12S haplotype | Number of individuals | Country of origin | Subspecies |
| Tg1.0 | 33 | Morocco (Al-Hoceima)/Tunisia/unknown/Algeria | Testudo graeca graeca |
| Tg1.1 | 1 | Algeria | Testudo graeca graeca |
| Tg2.0 | 33 | Libya/Tunisia/Italy (Sardinia)/unknown | Testudo graeca graeca |
| Tg2.1 | 1 | Algeria | Testudo graeca graeca |
| Tg3.0 | 5 | Unknown | Testudo graeca graeca |
| Tg3.1 | 1 | Unknown | Testudo graeca graeca |
| Tg4.1 | 5 | Unknown | Testudo graeca whitei |
| Tg4.2 | 8 | Western Morocco (Laroche)/unknown | Testudo graeca whitei |
| Tg4.3 | 1 | Unknown | Testudo graeca whitei |
| Tg5.0 | 17 | West-Morocco (Laroche)/unknown | Testudo graeca whitei |
| Tg6.0 | 34 | Lebanon/Israel/Turkey/Italy (Sardinia)/Bulgaria/unknown | Testudo graeca terrestris |
| Tg6.1 | 1 | Unknown | Testudo graeca terrestris? |
| Tg6.2 | 1 | Turkey | Testudo graeca anamurensis? |
| Tg7.0 | 17 | Bulgaria/Russia/unknown | Testudo graeca ibera |