Tortoise Species
Southern African Species List
Chersina - Angulate Tortoise
Chersobius - Padlopers
Karoo Padloper (Chersobius boulengeri)
Speckled Padloper (Chersobius signatus)
Namib Padloper (Chersobius solus)
Homopus - Padloper
Parrot-beaked Padloper (Homopus areolatus)
Greater Padloper (Homopus femoralis)
Kinixys - Hinged Tortoises
Psammobates - Tent / Geometric Tortoises
Geometric Tortoise (Psammobates geometricus)
Serrated Tent Tortoise (Psammobates oculifer)
Karoo Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius tentorius)
Namaqua Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius trimeni)
Verrox’s Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius verroxii)
Stigmochelys - Leopard Tortoise
Profiles
Angulate Tortoise (Chersina angulata) Full Name: Angulate Tortoise (Chersina angulata) / Afrikaans Common Name: Ploegskaarskilpad More Info
Geometric Tortoise (Psammobates geometricus) Full Name: Geometric Tortoise (Psammobates geometricus) / Afrikaans Common Name: Geometriese Suurpootjie More Info
Karoo Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius tentorius) Full Name: Karoo Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius tentorius) / Afrikaans Common Name: Tentskilpad More Info
Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) Full Name: Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) / Afrikaans Common Name: Bergskilpad More Info
Lobatse Hinged Tortoise (Kinixys lobatsiana) Full Name: Lobatse Hinged Tortoise (Kinixys lobatsiana) / Afrikaans Common Name: Lobatse Skarnierskilpad More Info
Natal Hinged Tortoise (Kinixys natalensis) Full Name: Natal Hinged Tortoise (Kinixys natalensis) / Afrikaans Common Name: Natalse Skarnierskilpad More Info
Parrot-beaked Tortoise (Homopus areolatus) Full Name: Parrot-beaked Tortoise (Homopus areolatus) / Afrikaans Common Name: Papegaaibekskilpad More Info
Serrated Tent Tortoise (Psammobates oculifer) Full Name: Serrated Tent Tortoise (Psammobates oculifer) / Afrikaans Common Name: Kalahari-skilpad More Info
Southeastern Hinged Tortoise (Kinixys zombensis) Full Name: Southeastern Hinged Tortoise (Kinixys zombensis) / Afrikaans Common Name: Suidoostelike Skarnierskilpad More Info
Speckled Padloper (Chersobius signatus) Full Name: Speckled Padloper (Chersobius signatus) Afrikaans Common Name: Gespikkelde Padloper More Info
Speke’s Hinged Tortoise (Kinixys spekii) Full Name: Speke's Hinged Tortoise (Kinixys spekii) / Afrikaans Common Name: Speke se Skarnierskilpad More Info
Verrox’s Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius verroxii) Full Name: Verrox's Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius verroxii) / Afrikaans Common Name: Verrox se Tentskilpad More Info