Genus

Cape Tortoises

Homopus

1 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyTestudinidae (Tortoises)
GenusHomopus (Cape Tortoises)

Species in this group

Homopus areolatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Cape Tortoises

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Parrot-beaked Tortoise			~10%
2	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Parrot-beaked Tortoise			~10%
3	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Parrot-beaked Tortoise			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~20%
	Parrot-beaked Tortoise			~20%

Cape Tortoises

Species in this group

Parrot-beaked Tortoise

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Cape Tortoises

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked