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Homopus areolatus

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Due to its tiny size, this tortoise is heavily preyed on by crows, ostriches, jackals, baboons, dogs, and a wide range of other predators. Consequently, it spends most of its time hiding under rocks, foliage, and other cover. It lays a clutch of 2–4 eggs, which hatch 150–320 days later – usually on a
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The males are smaller than the females, and can be distinguished by their slightly longer tails and their distinctive heads. Males have larger heads, with a larger beak and a more pointy snout. The noses of dominant males also become bright orange or red in the breeding season.
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The common padloper is a small, rather flat tortoise. Its shell usually has varied colouration, ranging between olive-green and brown. The shields of the carapace are flat, with large raised areolae, and a thin black edging.
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In colour, males are frequently uniformly orange to light brown (compared to the deeper olive brown of the females). Males also have more lightly coloured bellies, though they do not exhibit the
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Schleicher, A. 2005. Die Areolen-Flachschildkröte, Homopus areolatus (THUNBERG 1787). Beobachtungen und Erfahrungen: Lebensweise, Haltung, Nach- und Aufzucht. Reptilia (Münster) 10 (6): 36-40
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Loveridge, Arthur & Williams, Ernest E. 1957. Revision of the African Tortoises and Turtles of the Suborder Cryptodira. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 115 (6): 163-557
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Fritz, Uwe and Olaf R.P. Bininda-Emonds 2007. When genes meet nomenclature: Tortoise phylogeny and the shifting generic concepts of Testudo and Geochelone. Zoology 110 (4): 298-307
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Hughes, B. 1986. Longevity Records of African Captive Amphibians and Reptiles: Part 1: Introduction and Species List 1 - Amphibians and Chelonians Jour. Herp. Ass. Afr. (32): 1-5
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Greig, J.C., and P.D. Burdett. 1976. Patterns in the distributions of Southern African terrestrial tortoises (Cryptodira: Testudinidae). Zool. Africana 11(2): 250–267.
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species is strictly illegal in South Africa and Namibia. Any captive specimens are systematically registered in noncommercial studbooks, and any commercial sale of
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Thunberg, C. P. 1787. Beskrifning pé Trenne Skölpaddor Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar, För M_naderne 1787 (Julius, Augustus, September): 178-180
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At certain points, favourable conditions allow populations to survive further inland. In the Western Cape, there are inland populations at Sutherland and
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is known by a wide range of common names. In its native region in southern Africa (and in much of the scientific community) it is usually known as the
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Lacepède, B. G. E. 1788. Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupe des Ovipares et des Serpens. Vol.1. Imprimerie du Roi, Hôtel de Thou, Paris, xvii + 651 pp.
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Duméril, A. M.C., G. Bibron & A. Duméril 1854. Erpétologie générale ou Histoire Naturelle complète des Reptiles. Vol. 9. Paris, XX + 440 S.
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Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
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Baard, E.H.W. 1996. Inter- and Intra-Individual Variation in the measurement of southern Padloper Homopus areolatus Afr. Herp News (25): 22-25
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The species can adapt well to captivity – as its diet, while varied, is not highly specialized. It is, however, relatively rare as a pet.
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Fleck, J. & Fleck, S. 2001. Erfolgreiche Nachzucht von Chersina angulata und Homopus areolatus über mehrere Jahre. Elaphe 9 (3): 5-14
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Bour, R. 1980. Essai sur la taxinomie des Testudinidae actuels (Reptilia, Chelonii). Bull. Mus. natl. Hist. nat. Paris (4) 2 (2): 541-546
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Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status
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Ernst, C.H. and Barbour, R.W. 1989. Turtles of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. - London
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Gorseman, P. 1980. Opmerkingen over biotoop en voortplanting van Homopus areolatus. Lacerta 38 (10-11): 107-111
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Schleicher, A. 2005. Homopus areolatus - The Parrot-Beaked Tortoise. Reptilia (GB) (43): 26-30
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Hoogmoed, M.S. 1980. Herpetologische waarnemingen in Ghana . Lacerta 38 (10-11): 112-116
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Provinces. Here it favours coastal lowlands, especially along the south coast, in
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is relatively plentiful within its range, and hence the name "common padloper".
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The Completely Illustrated Atlas of Reptiles and Amphibians for the Terrarium
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Reptiles and Amphibians in Captivity – Breeding, Longevity and Inventory
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due to its being by far the most commonly occurring of all the
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Fritz Jürgen Obst; Klaus Richter; Udo Jacob (1 January 1988).
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Orange-brown male, showing the larger, pointed head and beak
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tortoises is almost without exception strictly illegal.
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The latter name refers to its species name 8: 374:, and describes the raised rings around the 4194: 4120: 4113: 3540: 3533: 3210: 2984: 2487: 2405: 2137: 2126: 2094: 2085: 2076: 2014: 2000: 1992: 986: 910: 896: 888: 61: 42: 31: 647: 645: 564: 267:Lacepède 1788:166 (09:6) (nomen rejectum) 671:Homopus areolatus (Beaked Cape Tortoise) 736:IUCN Appendix 1. Regional Species Lists 616: 614: 530: 1443:Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise 1437:Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise 666: 664: 475:. Unlike the other padloper species, 335:, indigenous to the southern part of 7: 4418:IUCN Red List least concern species 710:Slavens, F. and K. Slavens (1991). 638:Homopus Research Foundation website 588:Beskrifning på trenne sköld-paddor. 552:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 541:Hofmeyr, M.D.; Keswick, T. (2018). 25: 770:. 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(1787). 259:Thunberg 1788:206 (nomen nudum) 1425:Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise 1419:Domed Mauritius giant tortoise 1291:Santiago Island giant tortoise 401:Like its larger relative, the 1: 1244:Chatham Island giant tortoise 601:Turtle Taxonomy Working Group 499:The species is threatened by 1311:Volcán Darwin giant tortoise 1306:Volcán Alcedo giant tortoise 1296:Pinzón Island giant tortoise 4183:List of Testudines families 1804:Flat-backed spider tortoise 1679:Speke's hinge-back tortoise 1669:Lobatse hinge-back tortoise 1494:Goode's thornscrub tortoise 1321:Western Santa Cruz tortoise 1301:Sierra Negra giant tortoise 1249:Eastern Santa Cruz tortoise 814:(Retrieved March 17, 2010). 4449: 4433:Reptiles described in 1787 1664:Home's hinge-back tortoise 1659:Forest hinge-back tortoise 1654:Bell's hinge-back tortoise 1316:Volcán Wolf giant tortoise 1265:Hood Island giant tortoise 1254:Fernandina Island tortoise 1004: 724:The Herpetology Sourcebook 4166: 2097: 2029: 1978: 1674:Natal hinge-back tortoise 1239:Cerro Azul giant tortoise 1082:Aldabrachelys grandidieri 989: 926: 753:R. 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Index

Common padloper

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinoidea
Testudinidae
Homopus
Binomial name
Synonyms
commonly known
tortoise
Homopus
South Africa
scutes

greater padloper

plastral
endemic
Republic of South Africa
Western Cape

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