Parrot Beaked Tortoise

Homopus areolatus (Thunberg 1787)

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Homopus areolatus (Parrot Beaked Tortoise) is a species of turtles in the family tortoises. They are found in Afrotropics. Individuals are known to live for 28.6 years.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Afrotropical
Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/afrotropics/

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EOL has data for 5 attributes, including:

biogeographic realm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000071
- Definition: The largest scale biogeographic division of the earth's surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals.
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Afrotropics
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Afrotropical
- Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/afrotropics/
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ecoregion
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q295469
- Definition: ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a biogeographic realm
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Knysna-Amatole Montane Forests
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Knysna-Amatole_montane_forests
- Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at0115
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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South Africa
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/953987
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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woodland area
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000109
- Definition: Land having a cover of trees, shrubs, or both.
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total life span
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001661
- Definition: The full period of time from birth to death of an organism.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/VT
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28.6 years

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Parrot-beaked tortoise. View this species on GBIF

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