Smallest turtle/chelonian
- Who
- Homopus signatus
- What
- 6 – 9.6 centimetre(s)
- Where
- South Africa
- When
- 01 January 0001
The smallest chelonian is speckled cape tortoise or speckled padloper (Homopus signatus) which has a shell length of between 6–9.6 cm (2.3-3.7 in). 'Padloper' is Afrikaans for 'road walker'.
The smallest marine turtle in the world is the Atlantic ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), which has a shell length of 50–70 cm (20–28 in) and a maximum weight of 80 kg (176 lb).