EMYSystem Genus Page: Kinixys
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OrderOrder Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
FamilyFamily Testudinidae (Tortoises)
SubfamilySubfamily Testudininae ()
GenusGenus Kinixys (Hinge-back Tortoises)
Species
range of genus Kinixys
approximate range
K. belliana
K. erosa
K. homeana
K. natalensis
 
Original Description Bell 1827 : 398
Common name Hinge-back Tortoises
Distribution Western, central and southern Africa
Comments Reviewed by Broadley (1981a and 1992).
 
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