Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

Record details

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ReptileMAP:   183420
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3221BC
Observer:   Nieuwoudt P
Date of record:   2021-02-12
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-01-07 16:27:55
Sp. code:   5580
Species name:   Homopus femoralis
Common name:   Greater Padloper
Family:   Testudinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Greater Padloper
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-183420
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 183420 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2022-02-14 10:32:08
Species name:   Chersobius boulengeri -- Karoo Padloper
Species code:   5570
Comment number:   2
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   Black-edged scutes and large plated scales on the snout suggest H.femoralis. Unfortunately number of claws on forelegs are not visible.
Date:   2022-12-20 15:08:22
Species name:   Homopus femoralis -- Greater Padloper
Species code:   5580
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2023-01-07 16:27:55
Species name:   Homopus femoralis -- Greater Padloper
Species code:   5580

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