Parrot-beaked Tortoise
Homopus areolatus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,182
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Homopus areolatus, commonly known as the common padloper or parrot-beaked tortoise, is a tiny species of tortoise of the genus Homopus, indigenous to the southern part of South Africa.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Homopus areolatus”.