Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Chersobius
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Five-toed Dwarf Tortoises
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Fünfzehen-Flachschildkröten
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Femtåede Dværglandskildpadder
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1835 |  |
Chersobius Fitzinger (type species: Testudo signata Gmelin in Linnaeus 1789) |
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1931 | |
Pseudomopus Hewitt (type species: Testudo signata Gmelin in Linnaeus 1789; syn. Hofmeyr, Vamberger, Branch, Schleicher & Daniels 2017) |
Contents:
3 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Homopus
(e.g., Branch 1998).
Revalidated as a separate genus by Hofmeyr, Vamberger, Branch, Schleicher & Daniels (2017).
Distribution:
Namibia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Chersobius boulengeri
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Karroo Padloper, Donner-weer, (Boulenger's Cape Tortoise, Boulenger's Padloper)
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Boulengers Flachschildkröte
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Karoo-dværglandskildpadde
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1906 | |
Homopus boulengeri Duerden |
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Pseudomopus boulengeri Mertens, Müller & Rust 1934 |
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Chersobius boulengeri Rose 1950 |
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Pseudhomopus boulengeri FitzSimons 1950 |
Remarks:
Namibian records refer to solus (Branch 2007).
Distribution:
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Chersobius signatus
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Speckled Padloper, Speckled Cape Tortoise, Speckled Tortoise
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Gesägte Flachschildkröte
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Spættet Dværglandskildpadde
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1789 | |
Testudo signata Gmelin in Linnaeus |
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Chersine signata Merrem 1820 |
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Homopus signatus Duméril & Bibron 1835 |
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Pseudomopus signatus Hewitt 1931 |
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Chersobius signatus Hewitt 1937 |
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1801 | |
Testudo cafra Daudin |
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Homopus signatus cafra Bour 1988 |
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1831 | |
Testudo juvencella Daudin in Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1935 | |
Pseudomopus signatus peersi Hewitt (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Homopus signatus peersi Mertens & Wermuth 1955 |
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Chersobius peersi Archer 1968 |
Other common names:
cafer: Southern Speckled Cape Tortoise
signatus: Northern Speckled Cape Tortoise
Remarks:
Although included in the fauna of Namibia by several sources (e.g., Mertens 1971; Branch 1998; Fritz & Havas 2006), presence in the country is regarded as doubtful (Griffin 2003).
Distribution:
South Africa
(Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Chersobius solus
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Nama Padloper
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Namibia-Flachschildkröte
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Namibiansk Dværglandskildpadde
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2007 | |
Homopus solus Branch |
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Chersobius solus Hofmeyr, Vamberger, Branch, Schleicher & Daniels 2017 |
Remarks:
For some time, the Nama Padloper was referred to as Homopus bergeri, until that name was shown to be a synonym of
Psammobates tentorius verroxii (Branch 2007).
Distribution:
Namibia.
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