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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Homopus (padlopers and relatives)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Anapsida > Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > Cryptodira > Family: Testudinidae

Species native to southern Africa

Homopus areolatus (Parrot-beaked tortoise)

 

Homopus boulengeri (Karoo padloper, Boulenger's padloper)

 

Homopus femoralis (Greater padloper)

 

Homopus signatus (Speckled padloper)

 

Homopus solus (Nama padloper)