Chersobius signatus

Chersobius signatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Chersobius
Species:
C. signatus
Binomial name
Chersobius signatus
(Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Testudo signata
    Walbaum, 1782: 120
    (nomen illegitimum)
  • Testudo signata
    Gmelin, 1789: 1043
  • Testudo cafra
    Daudin, 1801: 291
  • Testudo juvencella
    Daudin, 1802: 380
  • Pseudomopus signatus peersi
    Hewitt, 1935: 345
  • Homopus signatus
    (Gmelin, 1789)

Chersobius signatus is the world's smallest species of tortoise (family Testudinidae). The species is commonly known as the speckled tortoise and also known locally as the speckled padloper and internationally as the speckled Cape tortoise. A member of the genus Chersobius, it is endemic to South Africa.

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