Species details
You selected Homopus signatus DUMÉRIL 1854. This is a synonym for:
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Infraspecific taxon: | Homopus signatus cafer (DAUDIN 1802) Homopus signatus signatus (SCHOEPFF 1801) |
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Distribution: | Republic of South Africa (Little Namaqualand, from Kleinzee and Springbok southward to Graafwater and Clanwilliam) | ||||||||||||||||||
Additional data: | Homopus signatus cafer is one of the most endangered turtle species according to a 2003 assessment by the IUCN. Carapax length: 11 cm (males only 8 cm) This is the smallest tortoise. |
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Source database: | TIGR Reptiles, Oct 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: | Uetz P., | ||||||||||||||||||
Online resource: | http://www.tigr.org/reptiles/species.php?genus=Homopus&species=signatus | ||||||||||||||||||
CoL taxon LSID: | urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:f01d64a4-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201 |