Boulenger's cape tortoise

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q2631006
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Boulenger's cape tortoise

Summary

Boulenger's cape tortoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boulenger's cape tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Boulenger's cape tortoise is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Boulenger's cape tortoise belongs to the parent taxon Homopus[5].
  • Boulenger's cape tortoise is endemic to South Africa[6].
  • Boulenger's cape tortoise's scientific name is Homopus boulengeri[7].
  • Boulenger's cape tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Homopus boulengeri[8].
  • Boulenger's cape tortoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[9].
  • Boulenger's cape tortoise's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[10].

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Classification

Boulenger's cape tortoise's scientific name is Homopus boulengeri[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Homopus[5].

Distribution

Boulenger's cape tortoise is endemic to South Africa[6].

Identifiers

Boulenger's cape tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40078[11]. Boulenger's cape tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 793250[12]. Boulenger's cape tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220254[13]. Boulenger's cape tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551785[14].

Why It Matters

Boulenger's cape tortoise ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id → 67155
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  2. 5w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+1'}
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Homopus
    Taxon rank → species
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tt */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/49068|batch #49068]]"
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