Homopus signatus

Summary

Homopus signatus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,477 views/month, #1,574 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Homopus signatus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Homopus signatus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Homopus signatus is classified within Homopus^[5].
• Homopus signatus is endemic to South Africa^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Homopus signatus is Homopus signatus^[7].
• Homopus signatus's Commons category is recorded as Homopus signatus^[8].
• Homopus signatus's taxon synonym is recorded as Chersobius signatus^[9].
• Homopus signatus's short name is recorded as H. signatus^[10].
• Homopus signatus is commonly known as speckled Cape tortoise^[11].
• Homopus signatus is commonly known as Tortuga Manchada^[12].
• Homopus signatus is commonly known as Homopode Marqué^[13].
• Homopus signatus is commonly known as speckled tortoise^[14].
• Homopus signatus's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[15].
• Homopus signatus's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[16].

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Classification

Homopus signatus's scientific name is Homopus signatus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Homopus^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include speckled Cape tortoise^[11], Tortuga Manchada^[12], Homopode Marqué^[13], and speckled tortoise^[14].

Distribution

Homopus signatus is endemic to South Africa^[6].

Identifiers

Homopus signatus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40075^[17]. Homopus signatus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1056288^[18]. Homopus signatus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220258^[19]. Homopus signatus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551787^[20].

Why It Matters

Homopus signatus ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,477 views/month, #1,574 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]