Homopus Duméril and Bibron, 1834
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https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2017.1398187 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C88794-FFDF-FFAD-FF35-FD8F41A0185D |
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Felipe |
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Homopus Duméril and Bibron, 1834 |
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Homopus Duméril and Bibron, 1834 View in CoL
Homopus Duméril and Bibron 1834: 357 View in CoL .
Type species: Homopus areolatus ( Tortue Aréolée Schoepff = Testudo areolata Thunberg , 1787), by subsequent designation by Duméril and Bibron (1835: 7).
Content: Three species (two living, one extinct †).
Homopus areolatus (Thunberg, 1787) Parrot-beaked Dwarf Tortoise, Common Padloper
Homopus femoralis Boulenger, 1888 View in CoL Greater Dwarf Tortoise, Greater Padloper
Homopus fenestratus † Cooper and Broadley, 1990
Conservation status
All living species are listed under CITES Appendix ll. The IUCN Red List status for H. areolatus and H. femoralis is Least Concern, the status for C. boulengeri is Near Threatened, and Vulnerable applies to C. signatus and C. solus . However, the Red List Status of these species is currently under revision.
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Homopus Duméril and Bibron, 1834
| Hofmeyr, Margaretha D. & Branch, William R. 2018 |
Homopus Duméril and Bibron 1834: 357
| Dumeril and Bibron 1834: 357 |