Homopus Duméril and Bibron 1834 (cape tortoise)
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Parent taxon: Testudinidae according to P. Meylan and W. Auffenberg 1986
Sister taxa: Bellia, Cachuga, Damonia, Dipsochelys, Floridemys, Geochelone, Gigantochersina, Hadrianus, Hesperotestudo, Impregnochelys, Indotestudo, Kansuchelys, Kinixys, Miotestudo, Nicoria, Psammobates, Sinohadrianus, Stylemys, Testudininae, Testudo
Subtaxa: Homopus comptoni, Homopus scutella
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore