Homopus signatus

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q302172
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Homopus signatus

Summary

Homopus signatus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #1,574 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Homopus signatus's image is recorded as Speckled Padloper - Homopus Signatus 1.jpg[3].
  • Homopus signatus's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Homopus signatus's taxon rank is recorded as species[5].
  • Homopus signatus's parent taxon is recorded as Homopus[6].
  • Homopus signatus's endemic to is recorded as South Africa[7].
  • Homopus signatus's taxon name is recorded as Homopus signatus[8].
  • Homopus signatus's Commons category is recorded as Homopus signatus[9].
  • Homopus signatus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/091v4h[10].
  • Homopus signatus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551787[11].
  • Homopus signatus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1056288[12].
  • Homopus signatus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220258[13].
  • Homopus signatus's taxon synonym is recorded as Chersobius signatus[14].
  • Homopus signatus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. signatus'}[15].
  • Homopus signatus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'speckled Cape tortoise'}[16].
  • Homopus signatus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Manchada'}[17].
  • Homopus signatus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Homopode Marqué'}[18].
  • Homopus signatus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'speckled tortoise'}[19].
  • Homopus signatus's CITES Species+ ID is recorded as 3108[20].
  • Homopus signatus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40075[21].
  • Homopus signatus's BOLD Systems taxon ID is recorded as 253659[22].
  • Homopus signatus's ADW taxon ID is recorded as Homopus_signatus[23].
  • Homopus signatus's IRMNG ID is recorded as 10724437[24].
  • Homopus signatus's Observation.org taxon ID is recorded as 100021[25].
  • Homopus signatus's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776943542[26].
  • Homopus signatus's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[27].

Why It Matters

Homopus signatus ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #1,574 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Species+. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Barcode of Life Data Systems. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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