Berger's cape tortoise

Summary

Berger's cape tortoise is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Berger's cape tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Berger's cape tortoise is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Berger's cape tortoise is classified within Homopus^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Berger's cape tortoise is Homopus solus^[6].
• Berger's cape tortoise's short name is recorded as H. solus^[7].
• Berger's cape tortoise is commonly known as Nama padloper^[8].
• Berger's cape tortoise is commonly known as Homopode De Namibie^[9].
• Berger's cape tortoise is commonly known as Berger's Cape Tortoise^[10].
• Berger's cape tortoise is commonly known as Nama Padloper^[11].
• Berger's cape tortoise is commonly known as Nama Tortoise^[12].
• Berger's cape tortoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[13].
• Berger's cape tortoise's protonym of is recorded as Chersobius solus^[14].

Body

Classification

Berger's cape tortoise's scientific name is Homopus solus^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Homopus^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include Nama padloper^[8], Homopode De Namibie^[9], Berger's Cape Tortoise^[10], and Nama Tortoise^[12].

Identifiers

Berger's cape tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220255^[15]. Berger's cape tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 949463^[16].

Why It Matters

Berger's cape tortoise ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]