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Higher TaxaTestudinidae, Testudinoidea, Testudines (turtles)
SubspeciesPsammobates tentorius tentorius (BELL 1828)
Psammobates tentorius trimeni (BOULENGER 1886)
Psammobates tentorius verroxii (SMITH 1839) 
Common NamesE: Tent Tortoise 
SynonymTestudo tentoria BELL 1828
Testudo tentoria — SOWERBY 1872
Testudo tentoria — BOETTGER 1889: 284
Psammobates tentorius — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 240
Psammobates tentorius — FRITZ & BININDA-EMONDS 2007
Psammobates tentorius — TTWG 2021

Psammobates tentorius tentorius (BELL 1828)
Testudo geometrica var. nigriventris GRAY 1855
Chersinella tentoria albanica HEWITT 1933
Chersinella tentoria tentorioides HEWITT 1933
Chersinella tentoria piscatella HEWITT 1933
Chersinella tentoria subsulcata HEWITT 1933
Chersinella tentoria karuica HEWITT 1933
Chersinella tentoria duerdeni HEWITT 1933
Chersinella tentoria lativittata HEWITT 1933
Chersinella tentoria karuella HEWITT 1933
Psammobates tentorius tentorius — LOVERIDGE & WILLIAMS 1957
Psammobates tentorius tentorius — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 240
Psammobates tentorius tentorius — VALVERDE 2005
Psammobates tentorius tentorius — ZHAO et al. 2019
Psammobates tentorius tentorius — TTWG 2021

Psammobates tentorius trimeni (BOULENGER 1886)
Testudo trimeni BOULENGER 1886
Testudo trimeni — BOETTGER 1889: 283
Testudo trimeni — WERNER 1910: 303
Chersinella tentoria hexensis HEWITT 1933
Psammobates tentorius tentorius — LOVERIDGE & WILLIAMS 1957
Psammobates tentorius trimeni — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 240
Psammobates tentorius — TTWG 2014: 405
Psammobates tentorius trimeni — SCHLEICHER 2015: 35
Psammobates tentorius trimeni — ZHAO et al. 2019
Psammobates tentorius trimeni — TTWG 2021

Psammobates tentorius verroxii (SMITH 1839)
Testudo verroxii SMITH 1839
Peltastes verreauxii GRAY 1870 (nomen subst. pro T. verroxii Smith)
Testudo fiski BOULENGER 1886
Testudo smithi BOULENGER 1886
Testudo verreauxii — BOULENGER 1889
Testudo verreauxi — BOETTGER 1889: 282
Testudo verreauxii — OUDEMANS 1895
Testudo seimundi BOULENGER 1903: 216
Testudo boettgeri SIEBENROCK 1904
Homopus bergeri LINDHOLM 1906
Testudo oscarboettgeri LINDHOLM 1907: 295
Testudo bergeri — SIEBENROCK 1909
Testudo verroxii — WERNER 1910: 302
Testudo bergeri — WERNER 1910: 304
Chersinella verroxii bergeri — HEWITT 1934
Testudo oscar-boettgeri LINDHOLM 1929 (nomen nov. pro T. boettgeri)
Chersinella fiski cronwrighti HEWITT 1934
Chersinella fiski orangensis HEWITT 1934
Chersinella fiski colesbergensis HEWITT 1934
Chersinella fiski grica HEWITT 1934
Chersinella fiski gricoides HEWITT 1934
Chersinella schonlandi HEWITT 1934
Chersinella verroxii amasensis HEWITT 1934
Psammobates fiski colesbergensis HEWITT 1937: 8
Psammobates depressa FITZSIMONS 1938
Testudo verroxii bergeri — MERTENS 1955
Testudo smithi bergeri — MERTENS & WERMUTH 1955
Psammobates tentorius verroxii — LOVERIDGE & WILLIAMS 1957
Testudo tentorius verroxii — MERTENS 1971
Psammobates tentorius verroxii — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 240
Psammobates tentorius verroxii — SCHLEICHER 2012
Psammobates tentorius verroxii — SCHLEICHER 2015
Psammobates tentorius verroxii — HOFMEYR et al. 2016
Psammobates tentorius verroxii — ZHAO et al. 2019
Psammobates tentorius verroxii — TTWG 2021 
DistributionNamibia (from the Great Namaqualand southeastward),
Republic of South Africa (to Cape Province)

Type locality: "Habitat in Africa?"  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesHolotype: OUM 8570
Holotype: SMF 7793 [Testudo boettgeri SIEBENROCK 1904]
Holotype: SMF 7793 - same as that of T. boettgeri [Testudo oscarboettgeri LINDHOLM 1907]
Holotype: M 17821, female [Psammobates depressa]
Syntypes: BMNH 1947.3.5.10·12 (3 specimens) [trimeni]
Holotype: NMSZ 1859.13.1680 (also given as RSM = Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh) [verroxi] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2210 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentZhao et al. 2021 found multiple lineages within this species, possibly representing 4 to 7 species. 
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