Homopus signatus Gmelin 1789 (Speckled tortoise)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Belongs to Homopus according to P. P. van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Homopus areolatus, Homopus boulengeri, Homopus comptoni, Homopus femoralis, Homopus fenestratus, Homopus scutella, Homopus solus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Ysterfontein 1 (Quaternary of South Africa)

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