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Chersobius
''Chersobius'' is a genus of tiny tortoises in the family Testudinidae, endemic to southern Africa. The genus includes the smallest tortoises in the world. All three species were previously assigned to the genus ''Homopus''. Naming As a group, these closely related species are commonly known in Europe and Africa as padlopers (originally meaning "path-walkers" in Afrikaans), due to their habit of making tiny pathways through vegetation. In other parts of the world, such as the United States, they are known as Cape tortoises. Distribution The genus is indigenous and endemic to southern Africa, one within South Africa, Berger's Cape Tortoise, one only in Namibia, and Speckled tortoise, one possibly spanning across the border region of both countries. Species The genus contains these species: Conservation and captivity They are threatened by habitat destruction, traffic on roads, overgrazing, and poaching for the pet trade. Among the ''Chersobius'' species, ''C. signatus'' adap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chersobius Boulengeri
''Chersobius boulengeri'', commonly known as the Karoo padloper or Boulenger's cape tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the Family (biology), family Testudinidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to the Karoo, Nama Karoo Region of South Africa. CapeNature web site.''Homopus boulengeri'' (Boulenger's Cape Tortoise) Zipcodezoo.com. Naming ''Chersobius boulengeri'' is known by several common names. In southern Africa (and in much of the scientific community) it is known as the Karoo padloper, as it is the padloper species which is endemic to the Karoo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speckled Tortoise
''Chersobius signatus'' is the world's smallest species of tortoise (family Testudinidae). The species is commonly known as the speckled tortoise and also known locally as the speckled padloper and internationally as the speckled Cape tortoise. A member of the genus ''Chersobius'', it is endemic to South Africa.Homopus Research Foundation web site (accessed August 24, 2013). Distribution and subspecies ''C. signatus'' is naturally restricted to a small area in Little Namaqualand, an arid region in the west of South Africa, where it normally lives on rocky outcrops and forages among the rocks for the tiny succulent plants it eats. There are multiple bacteria species and fungi that co-depend on these tortoises as their home. ( ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chersobius Signatus
''Chersobius signatus'' is the world's smallest species of tortoise (family Testudinidae). The species is commonly known as the speckled tortoise and also known locally as the speckled padloper and internationally as the speckled Cape tortoise. A member of the genus ''Chersobius'', it is endemic to South Africa.Homopus Research Foundation web site (accessed August 24, 2013). Distribution and subspecies ''C. signatus'' is naturally restricted to a small area in Little Namaqualand, an arid region in the west of South Africa, where it normally lives on rocky outcrops and forages among the rocks for the tiny succulent plants it eats. There are multiple bacteria species and fungi that co-depend on these tortoises as their home. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speckled Cape Tortoise
''Chersobius signatus'' is the world's smallest species of tortoise (family Testudinidae). The species is commonly known as the speckled tortoise and also known locally as the speckled padloper and internationally as the speckled Cape tortoise. A member of the genus ''Chersobius'', it is endemic to South Africa.Homopus Research Foundation web site (accessed August 24, 2013). Distribution and subspecies ''C. signatus'' is naturally restricted to a small area in Little Namaqualand, an arid region in the west of South Africa, where it normally lives on rocky outcrops and forages among the rocks for the tiny succulent plants it eats. There are multiple bacteria species and fungi that co-depend on these tortoises as their home. ( ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chersobius Solus
''Chersobius solus'', commonly known as the Nama dwarf tortoise, the Nama padloper, and Berger's cape tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. website, retrieved 1 July 2013. www.reptile-database.org. The species is to . Conservation status ''C. solus'' is threatened by traffic on roads, , and |
Chersobius
''Chersobius'' is a genus of tiny tortoises in the family Testudinidae, endemic to southern Africa. The genus includes the smallest tortoises in the world. All three species were previously assigned to the genus ''Homopus''. Naming As a group, these closely related species are commonly known in Europe and Africa as padlopers (originally meaning "path-walkers" in Afrikaans), due to their habit of making tiny pathways through vegetation. In other parts of the world, such as the United States, they are known as Cape tortoises. Distribution The genus is indigenous and endemic to southern Africa, one within South Africa, Berger's Cape Tortoise, one only in Namibia, and Speckled tortoise, one possibly spanning across the border region of both countries. Species The genus contains these species: Conservation and captivity They are threatened by habitat destruction, traffic on roads, overgrazing, and poaching for the pet trade. Among the ''Chersobius'' species, ''C. signatus'' adap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Testudinidae
Tortoises ( ) are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise"). Like other turtles, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like other members of the suborder Cryptodira, they retract their necks and heads directly backward into the shell to protect them. Tortoises can vary in size with some species, such as the Galápagos giant tortoise, growing to more than in length, whereas others like the Speckled cape tortoise have shells that measure only long. Several lineages of tortoises have independently evolved very large body sizes in excess of , including the Galapagos giant tortoise and the Aldabra giant tortoise. They are usually diurnal animals with tendencies to be crepuscular depending on the ambient temperatures. They are generally reclusive animals. Tortoises are the longest-living land animals in the world, although the longest-living species of tortoise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortoise
Tortoises ( ) are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise"). Like other turtles, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like other members of the suborder Cryptodira, they retract their necks and heads directly backward into the shell to protect them. Tortoises can vary in size with some species, such as the Galápagos giant tortoise, growing to more than in length, whereas others like the Speckled cape tortoise have shells that measure only long. Several lineages of tortoises have independently evolved very large body sizes in excess of , including the Galapagos giant tortoise and the Aldabra giant tortoise. They are usually diurnal animals with tendencies to be crepuscular depending on the ambient temperatures. They are generally reclusive animals. Tortoises are the longest-living land animals in the world, although the longest-living species of tortois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homopus
''Homopus'' is a genus of tiny tortoises in the family Testudinidae, endemic to southern Africa. Three species formerly included in ''Homopus'' were reclassified into the genus ''Chersobius'', leaving two remaining as ''Homopus'': the common padloper ('' H. areolatus'') and the greater padloper ('' H. femoralis''). Naming As a group, the closely related species in ''Homopus'' and ''Chersobius'' are commonly known in Europe and Africa as padlopers (originally meaning "path-walkers" in Afrikaans), due to their habit of making tiny pathways through vegetation. In other parts of the world, such as the United States, they are known as Cape tortoises. Distribution The genus is indigenous and endemic to South Africa. Species The genus contains these species: Conservation and captivity They are threatened by habitat destruction, traffic on roads, overgrazing, and poaching for the pet trade. Another threat comes from introduced species An introduced species, alien speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turtle Genera
Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other Amniote, amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. Turtle shells are made mostly of bone; the upper part is the domed Turtle shell#Carapace, carapace, while the underside is the flatter plastron or belly-plate. Its outer surface is covered in scale (anatomy), scales made of keratin, the material of hair, horns, and claws. The carapace bones deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reptiles Of South Africa
The wildlife of South Africa consists of the flora and fauna of this country in Southern Africa. The country has a range of different habitat types and an ecologically rich and diverse wildlife, vascular plants being particularly abundant, many of them Endemism, endemic to the country. There are few forested areas, much savanna grassland, semi-arid Karoo vegetation and the fynbos of the Cape Floristic Region. Famed for its national parks and big game, 297 species of mammal have been recorded in South Africa, as well as 849 species of bird and over 20,000 species of vascular plants. Geography South Africa is located in subtropical southern Africa, lying between 22nd parallel south, 22°S and 35th parallel south, 35°S. It is bordered by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, by Mozambique and Eswatini (Swaziland) to the northeast, by the Indian Ocean to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the coastline extending for more than . The interior of the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
