Speckled cape tortoise  (Homopus signatus)

IUCN Red List species status – Near Threatened
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Facts – Speckled cape tortoise

Also known as: Speckled tortoise
  
French: Homopode Marqué
Spanish: Tortuga Manchada
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderTestudines
FamilyTestudinidae
GenusHomopus (1)

Status – Speckled cape tortoise

The speckled cape tortoise is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description – Speckled cape tortoise

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (December, 2010)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (June, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
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