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Homopus femoralis

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This species does not survive for long in captivity, unless considerable effort is made to supply specimens with their natural food, that is, endemic plants from the summer-rainfall grasslands region of South Africa. This summer-rainfall tortoise also has specific temperature requirements. They spend
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Its shell ranges in colour from olive to reddish-brown, and is slightly flattened in both sexes. The shields tend to be separated by very thin white lines. In juveniles and adult males, the shields of the shell usually have slightly darker edges. Males can also be distinguished from females by being
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In addition, there is a sparse relict population of greater padlopers that extends into the high escarpment on the edge of the Karoo, where the climate is relatively humid. Although it has also been known as the
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is a summer-rainfall species. Within its range it tends to favour rocky outcrops, and its population is relatively sparse. It is little studied, although it appears in
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species is strictly illegal and any captive specimens are systematically registered in noncommercial studbooks in South Africa and Namibia, any commercial sale of
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Boulenger, George A. 1888. Description of a new land-tortoise from South Africa, from a specimen living in the Society's Gardens.
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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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border. It is restricted to regions of high altitude, with rainfall over 250 mm per annum.
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is primarily the summer-rainfall grasslands, savanna and bushveld of the highveld plateau of
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winter under vegetation and rocks (June–September) and lay up to three eggs in summer.
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The Completely Illustrated Atlas of Reptiles and Amphibians for the Terrarium
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tortoise species in southern Africa, showing the greater padloper (brown)
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smaller, with longer tails. Males do not exhibit plastral concavity.
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As its name suggests, the greater padloper is the largest of all the
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Homopus Research Foundation. (accessed February 19, 2017).
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and poaching for the pet trade. As the trade in collected
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tortoises is almost without exception strictly illegal.
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(1988). 469:, doi:10.3854/ crm.5.000.checklist.v7.2014. 389:) which is restricted to the Karoo region. 3979: 3905: 3898: 3325: 3318: 2995: 2769: 2272: 2190: 1922: 1911: 1879: 1870: 1861: 1799: 1785: 1777: 771: 695: 681: 673: 445: 443: 363:. It is found as far north as the central 302:1888 sketch – Zoological Society of London 53: 29: 20: 611:. Southern Book Publishers: Johannesburg. 495:IUCN Appendix 1. Regional Species Lists 439: 415:The grassland species is threatened by 1228:Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise 1222:Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise 7: 607:Boycott, R. and O. Bourquin (1988). 4216:IUCN Red List least concern species 273:, is a small tortoise of the genus 14: 791: 78: 609:The South African Tortoise Book 1210:Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise 1204:Domed Mauritius giant tortoise 1076:Santiago Island giant tortoise 1: 1029:Chatham Island giant tortoise 622:"Dwarf Tortoise Conservation" 463:Turtle Taxonomy Working Group 411:Young female greater padloper 347:Distribution map of the five 1096:Volcán Darwin giant tortoise 1091:Volcán Alcedo giant tortoise 1081:Pinzón Island giant tortoise 3968:List of Testudines families 1589:Flat-backed spider tortoise 1464:Speke's hinge-back tortoise 1454:Lobatse hinge-back tortoise 1279:Goode's thornscrub tortoise 1106:Western Santa Cruz tortoise 1086:Sierra Negra giant tortoise 1034:Eastern Santa Cruz tortoise 588:Homopus Research Foundation 569:. Cape Nature Conservation. 4247: 4231:Reptiles described in 1888 1449:Home's hinge-back tortoise 1444:Forest hinge-back tortoise 1439:Bell's hinge-back tortoise 1101:Volcán Wolf giant tortoise 1050:Hood Island giant tortoise 1039:Fernandina Island tortoise 789: 530:The Herpetology Sourcebook 3951: 1882: 1814: 1763: 1459:Natal hinge-back tortoise 1024:Cerro Azul giant tortoise 867:Aldabrachelys grandidieri 774: 711: 367:, and as far east as the 225: 218: 200: 193: 75:Scientific classification 73: 51: 42: 37: 28: 23: 4226:Reptiles of South Africa 1370:Hesperotestudo percrassa 1126:Cheirogaster bacharidisi 1060:Santa Fe Island tortoise 1045:Floreana Island tortoise 999:Chelonoidis sombrerensis 917:African spurred tortoise 665:(Padloper Tortoise) Care 269:, commonly known as the 1289:Sonoran Desert tortoise 1216:Réunion giant tortoise 1138:Cheirogaster schafferi 1132:Cheirogaster gymnesica 969:Chelonoidis alburyorum 963:Yellow-footed tortoise 935:Centrochelys vulcanica 929:Centrochelys burchardi 923:Centrochelys atlantica 898:Astrochelys rogerbouri 828:Aldabra giant tortoise 556:, CapeNature web site. 412: 352: 303: 248:Mähn & Wilms, 2001 1749:Spur-thighed tortoise 1686:Stylemys nebrascensis 1680:Stylemys karakolensis 1638:Stylemys calaverensis 1543:Megalochelys sondaari 1531:Megalochelys cautleyi 1500:Asian forest tortoise 1246:Burmese star tortoise 1066:Pinta Island tortoise 859:Aldabrachelys abrupta 565:E.H.W. Baard (1994). 410: 399:and other databases. 346: 301: 1739:Kleinmann's tortoise 1698:Stylemys oregonensis 1644:Stylemys canetotiana 1338:Hadrianus schucherti 1320:Hadrianus majusculus 1251:Indian star tortoise 993:Chelonoidis sellovii 987:Chelonoidis monensis 975:Chelonoidis cubensis 279:, indigenous to the 1744:Marginated tortoise 1674:Stylemys frizaciana 1537:Megalochelys margae 1421:Travancore tortoise 1344:Hadrianus utahensis 1326:Hadrianus octonaria 1014:Chelonoidis complex 958:Red-footed tortoise 580:"Greater Padloper, 479:Karoo Cape tortoise 377:Karoo cape tortoise 232:Boulenger, 1888:251 45:Conservation status 16:Species of tortoise 3076:Nanhsiungchelyidae 3041:Macrocephalochelys 1755:Testudo brevitesta 1734:Hermann's tortoise 1710:Stylemys uintensis 1692:Stylemys neglectus 1656:Stylemys conspecta 1561:Geometric tortoise 1525:Megalochelys atlas 1505:Impressed tortoise 1416:Forsten's tortoise 1411:Elongated tortoise 1332:Hadrianus robustus 1009:Galápagos tortoise 981:Chelonoidis lutzae 554:Save Our Tortoises 500:2010-07-16 at the 413: 386:Homopus boulengeri 353: 316:(and unlike other 304: 245:Homopus fermoralis 4203: 4202: 4162:Open Tree of Life 4037:Homopus_femoralis 4023:Homopus femoralis 3993:Homopus femoralis 3985:Taxon identifiers 3976: 3975: 3947: 3946: 3943: 3942: 3890: 3889: 3886: 3885: 3308: 3307: 3304: 3303: 2987: 2986: 2759: 2758: 2262: 2261: 2180: 2179: 1901: 1900: 1897: 1896: 1893: 1892: 1774: 1773: 1769:. Key: †=extinct. 1716:Stylemys undabuna 1566:Serrated tortoise 1350:Hadrianus vialovi 1314:Hadrianus corsoni 1184:Speckled padloper 1156:Angulate tortoise 891:Radiated tortoise 886:Angonoka tortoise 787: 786: 582:Homopus femoralis 393:Homopus femoralis 266:Homopus femoralis 262: 261: 249: 241: 237:Testudo femoralis 233: 229:Homopus femoralis 204:Homopus femoralis 186:H. femoralis 68: 24:Greater padloper 4238: 4196: 4195: 4183: 4182: 4170: 4169: 4157: 4156: 4144: 4143: 4131: 4130: 4118: 4117: 4105: 4104: 4092: 4091: 4079: 4078: 4066: 4065: 4053: 4052: 4040: 4039: 4027: 4026: 4025: 4012: 4011: 4010: 3980: 3906: 3899: 3411:Chupacabrachelys 3326: 3319: 2996: 2774:Carettochelyidae 2770: 2273: 2191: 1923: 1912: 1880: 1871: 1862: 1801: 1794: 1787: 1778: 1668:Stylemys emiliae 1612:Leopard tortoise 1482:Pancake tortoise 1393:Greater padloper 810:Russian tortoise 795: 794: 772: 697: 690: 683: 674: 668: 658: 652: 650: 648: 647: 638:. Archived from 632: 626: 625: 618: 612: 605: 599: 598: 596: 594: 576: 570: 563: 557: 551: 545: 539: 533: 527: 521: 510: 504: 492: 486: 485:species gallery. 476: 470: 460: 454: 447: 271:greater padloper 247: 239: 231: 206: 83: 82: 62: 57: 56: 33: 21: 4246: 4245: 4241: 4240: 4239: 4237: 4236: 4235: 4206: 4205: 4204: 4199: 4191: 4186: 4178: 4173: 4165: 4160: 4152: 4149:Observation.org 4147: 4139: 4134: 4126: 4121: 4113: 4108: 4100: 4095: 4087: 4082: 4074: 4069: 4061: 4056: 4048: 4043: 4035: 4030: 4021: 4020: 4015: 4006: 4005: 4000: 3987: 3977: 3972: 3939: 3882: 3859:Sahonachelyidae 3852: 3738: 3711: 3576: 3507:Phosphatochelys 3346: 3300: 3241: 3236:Terlinguachelys 3204:Pneumatoarthrus 3107: 3069: 2983: 2956: 2804: 2755: 2559: 2538: 2526:Siebenrockiella 2384: 2258: 2209: 2176: 2125: 2112:Mesodermochelys 2057: 1918: 1889: 1851: 1810: 1805: 1775: 1770: 1759: 1720: 1704:Stylemys pygmea 1616: 1598: 1594:Spider tortoise 1575: 1547: 1509: 1486: 1468: 1425: 1397: 1388:Common padloper 1374: 1354: 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Index


Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Testudines
Cryptodira
Testudinoidea
Testudinidae
Homopus
Binomial name
Boulenger
Synonyms
ex errore
Homopus
highveld
grasslands
South Africa

H. areolatus
padlopers
Karoo padloper

habitat
southern Africa

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