You selected Homopus signatus DUMÉRIL 1854. This is a synonym for:

Accepted scientific name:
Homopus signatus SCHOEPFF 1801 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Homopus signatus SCHOEPFF 1801
Synonyms:
Homopus signatus DUMÉRIL 1854 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Homopus signatus DUMÉRIL 1854
Pseudomopus signatus peersi HEWITT 1935 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pseudomopus signatus peersi HEWITT 1935
Testudo cafra DAUDIN 1802 (synonym)
Testudo juvencella DAUDIN 1831 (synonym)
Testudo signata WALBAUM 1782 (synonym)
Infraspecific taxon: Homopus signatus cafer (DAUDIN 1802)
Homopus signatus signatus (SCHOEPFF 1801)
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Speckled Cape Tortoise, Speckled Padloper - -
Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Testudinidae
Genus Homopus
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.
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