Lobatse hinge-back tortoise
The Lobatse hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys lobatsiana) is a species of turtle in the family Testudinidae. It is found in southern Africa. Originally a subspecies of Bell's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys belliana), this southern African tortoise was elevated to full species status by herpetologist Broadley in 1993.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Kinixys |
| Species: | K. lobatsiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Kinixys lobatsiana (Power, 1927) | |
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Description
This turtle has an elongated, and rather narrow carapace up to 16.7 cm, which is slightly domed to flattened with a low, disrupted medial keel.[3]
Range and habitat
This species is endemic to the Southern African countries of South Africa and Botswana.[3] More specifically, it is restricted to northern South Africa and southeastern Botswana. Here it inhabits Acacia and Combretum woodlands as well as bushveld.
References
- Hofmeyr, M.D. & Boycott, R.C. 2018. Kinixys lobatsiana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T163454A115654759. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T163454A115654759.en. Downloaded 20 December 2018.
- Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 286. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- nlbif.eti.uva.nl Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
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| Agrionemys | ||||
| Aldabrachelys |
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| Astrochelys | ||||
| Centrochelys | ||||
| Chelonoidis |
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| Galápagos tortoise |
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| †Cheirogaster |
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| Chersina | ||||
| Chersobius | ||||
| †Cylindraspis | ||||
| Geochelone | ||||
| Gopherus |
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| †Hadrianus |
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| †Hesperotestudo | ||||
| Homopus | ||||
| Indotestudo | ||||
| Kinixys | ||||
| Malacochersus | ||||
| Manouria | ||||
| †Megalochelys |
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| Psammobates | ||||
| Pyxis | ||||
| Stigmochelys | ||||
| †Stylemys |
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| Testudo |
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Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. Key: †=extinct. | ||||
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