Английская Википедия:Homopus
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Homopus is a genus of tiny tortoises in the family Testudinidae, endemic to southern Africa. Three species have been moved to the genus Chersobius.Шаблон:Cn
Naming
As a group, these closely related species are commonly known in Europe and Africa as padlopers (originally meaning "path-walkers" in Afrikaans), due to their habit of making tiny pathways through vegetation.[1][2] In other parts of the world, such as the United States, they are known as Cape tortoises.[3][4]
Distribution
The genus is indigenous and endemic to South Africa.
Species
The genus contains these species:
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Файл:Beaked cape tortoise.jpg | common padloper or parrot-beaked tortoise | Homopus areolatus | southern Cape coastal region, the most common padloper species.[5] |
Файл:Greater Padloper - RSA.jpg | greater padloper or Karoo cape tortoise [sic] | Homopus femoralis [6] | the highveld grasslands, the largest of the padlopers.[7] |
Conservation and captivity
They are threatened by habitat destruction,[4] traffic on roads, overgrazing, and poaching for the pet trade.[7] Another threat comes from introduced species, such as domestic dogs and pigs.Шаблон:Citation needed
Among the Homopus species, H. areolatus adapts well to captivity, as their diets are not highly specialized.[2] The others do not generally survive well in captivity unless some effort is made to supply them with their natural food, that is, endemic plants from the Cape/Karoo regions.[2] Many are taken from their natural habitat each year, and subsequently die as a result, as they do not readily adapt to typical captive diets and environment change.[2] However, they can be very hardy in captivity, and most problems with captive care are caused by faulty nutrition, high humidity, or bad husbandry.[2]
References
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- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 Corton, M., Homopus (Padloper Tortoise) Care, World Chelonian Trust (retrieved August 20, 2013).
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