Xavi Olivares

Responsible Herpetoculture Breeder (Spain)

Xavi Olivares works (including successful breeding) with different species of turtles and tortoises of the world. The list of the species with which Xavi has impressive experience include:  such as Asia minor tortoise (Testudo graeca ibera), Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria), Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda japonica), black-breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda spengleri), angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata), spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides), radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans), parrot-beaked tortoise (Homopus areolatus), tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius verroxii), serrated tortoise (Psammobates oculifer), Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata), Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons), Forsten’s tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii), elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata), Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), different subspecies of box turtles (Terrapene) and Tricarinate hill turtle (Melanochelys tricarinata).