Berger's cape tortoise

Berger's Cape Tortoise
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Homopus
Species:	H. solus
Binomial name
Homopus solus Branch, 2007
Synonyms
Homopus solus Branch, 2007 Homopus bergeri Lindholm, 1906 Homopus boulengeri Mertens, 1955

The Berger's cape tortoise or Nama padloper (Homopus solus),^[1] previously (H. bergeri) is a species of tortoise in the Homopus genus. It is endemic to Namibia.^[2]

It is threatened by traffic on roads, overgrazing and poaching for the pet trade (Homopus species do not generally survive well in captivity). Another threat comes from introduced species, such as domestic dogs and pigs.

References

v t e Tortoise family of turtles (Testudinidae) Genus Species of the tortoise family Aldabrachelys Aldabra giant tortoise1 Astrochelys Angonoka tortoise · Radiated tortoise Chelonoidis Argentine tortoise · Brazilian giant tortoise · Chaco tortoise · Galápagos tortoise · Red-footed tortoise Chersina Bowsprit tortoise Cylindraspis† Domed Mauritius giant tortoise† · Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise† · Réunion giant tortoise† · Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise† · Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise† Geochelone African spurred tortoise · Burmese star tortoise · Indian star tortoise Gopherus Bolson tortoise · Desert tortoise · Gopher tortoise · Texas tortoise Homopus Beaked cape tortoise · Berger's cape tortoise · Boulenger's cape tortoise · Karoo cape tortoise · Speckled padloper tortoise Indotestudo Elongated tortoise · Forsten's tortoise · Travancore tortoise Kinixys Bell's hinge-back tortoise · Forest hinge-back tortoise · Home's hinge-back tortoise · Lobatse hinge-back tortoise · Natal hinge-back tortoise · Speke's hinge-back tortoise Malacochersus Pancake tortoise Manouria Asian forest tortoise · Impressed tortoise Psammobates Geometric tortoise · Serrated tortoise · Tent tortoise Pyxis Flat-backed spider tortoise · Spider tortoise Stigmochelys Leopard tortoise Testudo Hermann's tortoise · Kleinmann's tortoise · Marginated tortoise · Russian tortoise · Spur-thighed tortoise Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2010 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status. Key: †=extinct. 1=classification unclear

v t e Order Testudines (turtles) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Subclass: Anapsida Order: Testudines Suborder Superfamily Family Subfamily Genus Cryptodira      Chelydridae   Chelydra Macrochelys Chelonioidea Cheloniidae   Caretta Chelonia Eretmochelys Lepidochelys Natator Dermochelyidae   Dermochelys Kinosternoidea Dermatemydidae   Dermatemys Kinosternidae Kinosterninae Kinosternon Sternotherus Staurotypinae Claudius Staurotypus Testudinoidea Emydidae Deirochelyinae Chrysemys Deirochelys Graptemys Malaclemys Pseudemys Trachemys Emydinae Clemmys Emys Glyptemys Terrapene Geoemydidae   Batagur Cuora Cyclemys Geoclemys Geoemyda Hardella Heosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Mauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Rhinoclemmys Sacalia Siebenrockiella Vijayachelys  Platysternidae   Platysternon Testudinidae   Aldabrachelys Astrochelys Chelonoidis Chersina Cylindraspis Geochelone Gopherus Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria Psammobates Pyxis Stigmochelys Testudo Trionychia Carettochelyidae   Carettochelys Trionychidae Cyclanorbinae Cyclanorbis Cycloderma Lissemys Trionychinae Amyda Apalone Chitra Dogania Nilssonia Palea Pelochelys Pelodiscus Rafetus Trionyx Pleurodira   Chelidae   Acanthochelys Chelodina Chelus Elseya Elusor Emydura Hydromedusa Mesoclemmys Phrynops Platemys Pseudemydura Rheodytes Rhinemys Pelomedusidae   Pelomedusa Pelusios Podocnemididae   Erymnochelys Peltocephalus Podocnemis Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist. Extinct turtles not included. See also List of Testudines families Portal WikiProject

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