Lobatse hinge-back tortoise
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| Lobatse hinge-back tortoise | |
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| File:Kinixys lobatsiana 15532559.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Kinixys |
| Species: | K. lobatsiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Kinixys lobatsiana (Power, 1927)
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The Lobatse hinge-back tortoise or Lobatse hinged tortoise (Kinixys lobatsiana) is a species of turtle in the family Testudinidae. It is found in Southern Africa.[1][3]
Description
[edit | edit source]This turtle has an elongated, and rather narrow carapace up to 16.7 centimetres (6.6 in), which is slightly domed to flattened with a low, disrupted medial keel.[4]
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Range and habitat
[edit | edit source]This species is endemic to Southern Africa and is found in South Africa and Botswana.[1][4] More specifically, it is restricted to northern South Africa and southeastern Botswana. Here it inhabits Acacia and Combretum woodlands as well as bushveld at elevations of 800–1,500 metres (2,600–4,900 ft) above sea level.[1]
References
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- ^ Kinixys lobatsiana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 September 2022.
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Further reading
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