Beaked cape tortoise

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q642538
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Beaked cape tortoise

Summary

Beaked cape tortoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #1,615 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beaked cape tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Beaked cape tortoise is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Beaked cape tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Beaked cape tortoise belongs to the parent taxon Homopus[6].
  • Beaked cape tortoise is endemic to South Africa[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Beaked cape tortoise is Homopus areolatus[8].
  • Beaked cape tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Homopus areolatus[9].
  • Beaked cape tortoise's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Homopus areolatus[10].
  • Beaked cape tortoise's Commons gallery is recorded as Homopus areolatus[11].
  • Beaked cape tortoise's short name is recorded as H. areolatus[12].
  • Beaked cape tortoise is commonly known as Parrot-beaked tortoise[13].
  • Beaked cape tortoise is commonly known as Papegaaibek-padloper[14].
  • Beaked cape tortoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[15].
  • Beaked cape tortoise's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[16].

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Classification

Beaked cape tortoise's scientific name is Homopus areolatus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Homopus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Parrot-beaked tortoise[13] and Papegaaibek-padloper[14].

Distribution

Beaked cape tortoise is endemic to South Africa[7].

Identifiers

Beaked cape tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 102930[17]. Beaked cape tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 285996[18]. Beaked cape tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 963554[19]. Beaked cape tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220261[20]. Beaked cape tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551783[21].

Why It Matters

Beaked cape tortoise ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #1,615 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id → 67153
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  2. 5w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+3'}
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Homopus
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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