Psammobates

E15071

genus species taxon

Psammobates is a genus of small, terrestrial tortoises native to arid and semi-arid regions of southern Africa.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ taxon ⓘ
class	Reptilia ⓘ
commonName	geometric tortoise ⓘ sand tortoises ⓘ serrated tortoise ⓘ tent tortoise ⓘ
conservationStatus	critically endangered ⓘ
describedBy	Leopold Fitzinger ⓘ
diet	herbivorous ⓘ primarily grasses and herbs ⓘ
distribution	Botswana ⓘ Namibia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ
domain	Eukarya ⓘ surface form: Eukaryota
ecoregion	Kalahari Desert ⓘ Karoo ⓘ
family	Testudinidae ⓘ
habitat	arid environments ⓘ semi-arid environments ⓘ terrestrial ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	high-domed shell ⓘ small body size ⓘ terrestrial lifestyle ⓘ
hasSpecies	Psammobates self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Psammobates geometricus Psammobates self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Psammobates oculifer Psammobates self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Psammobates tentorius
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo	arid regions of southern Africa ⓘ semi-arid regions of southern Africa ⓘ southern Africa ⓘ
order	Testudines ⓘ
parentTaxon	Psammobates self-linksurface differs ⓘ Psammobates self-linksurface differs ⓘ Psammobates ⓘ Testudinidae ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

tent tortoise → genus → Psammobates ⓘ

Psammobates → hasSpecies → Psammobates self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Psammobates geometricus

Psammobates → hasSpecies → Psammobates self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Psammobates oculifer

Psammobates → hasSpecies → Psammobates self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Psammobates tentorius

Testudinidae → includesTaxon → Psammobates ⓘ

this entity surface form: Homopus

Psammobates → parentTaxon → Psammobates self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Psammobates geometricus

Psammobates → parentTaxon → Psammobates self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Psammobates oculifer

tent tortoise → scientificName → Psammobates ⓘ

this entity surface form: Psammobates tentorius