Homopus femoralis, commonly known as the greater padloper, is a small tortoise of the genus Homopus, indigenous to the highveld grasslands of South Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Karoo Tortoise being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Kinixys lobatsiana
- Chelonoidis chilensis
- Kinixys spekii
- Homopus areolatus
- Gopherus evgoodei
- Testudo horsfieldii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Testudinidae
- Genus
- Homopus
- Species
- Homopus femoralis
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