Definitions
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- noun Any of the
genus Homopus of tinytortoises ,indigenous andendemic to southernAfrica .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Sperregebiet region is a hotspot for endemic reptiles, including an unusual endemic tortoise, the Namba padloper (Homopus bergeri, VU).
Succulent Karoo 2008
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As in the rest of South Africa, tortoise diversity is very high in the Succulent Karoo, with seven taxa, two of which are endemic: the Namaqualand tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius trimeni) and the Namaqualand speckled padloper (Homopus signatus signatus).
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"Not only can one find here one of the world's largest tortoises, the mountain tortoise, but also the smallest - the southern speckled padloper - and one of the rarest, the geometric tortoise."
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In total, four lizards, a gecko, a skunk and a tortoise are specialists to this habitat: Husaben sand lizard (Pedioplanis husabensis), Namaqua spinytail lizard (Cordylus namaquensis), Campbell's spinytail lizard (Cordylus campbelli), Herero girdled lizard (Cordylus pustulatus), Brandberg thick-toed gecko, Albert's skink, and Nama padloper (Homopus sp. nov).
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