Speckled cape tortoise

Speckled Cape Tortoise, or very heavy for the Leatherback Turtle at up to 1,800 pounds (817 kilograms). More

The lightest is the speckled Cape tortoise at 5 ounces (142 grams). More

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Information on the speckled cape tortoise is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly. Authentication - This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. More

* Speckled Cape Tortoise, Homopus signatus Conservation status: Lower Risk * Berger's Cape Tortoise, Homopus bergeri Vulnerable * Elongated Tortoise, Indotestudo elongata Conservation status: Endangered More

Common names

Flachschildkröten in German - Deutsch
Gesägte Flachschildkröte in German - Deutsch
Homopode marqué in French - français
Homopus in Hungarian - Magyar
Homopus in Norwegian - Norsk
speckled cape tortoise in English - English
Speckled Cape Tortoise, Speckled Padloper in English - English
Speckled tortoise in English - English
Tortuga manchada in Spanish - español
Черепаха сухопутная in Russian - русский язык

Order : Testudines
Family : Testudinidae
Genus : Homopus
Species : Homopus signatus
Authority : SCHOEPFF 1801