Lobatse hinge-back tortoise [SEP] parent taxon
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.
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
Bell's hinge-back tortoise, Leopard tortoise and the African spurred tortoise.
Subspecies.
- "K. b. belliana" - Bell's hinge-back
- "K. b. domerguei " - Madagascan hinge-back
- "K. b. nogeuyi" - Western hinge-back
- "K. b. zombensis" - Southeastern hinge-back
Kindler "et al." (2012) raised the subspecies "K. b. zombensis" (which they considered a senior synonym of "K. b. domerguei") and