Animalia > Chordata > Testudines > Testudinidae > Homopus

Homopus (Cape tortoises)

Synonyms: Homopsis; Pseudomopus

Wikipedia Abstract

Homopus is a genus of tiny tortoises in the Testudinidae family, endemic to southern Africa. The genus includes the smallest tortoises in the world.
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Species

Emys comptoni
Emys scutella
Homopus areolatus (Parrot-beaked Tortoise) (Attributes)
Homopus femoralis (Karroo Tortoise) (Attributes)
Homopus fenestratus

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0