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Kinixys natalensis (Natal Hingeback Tortoise; Natal hinge-back tortoise)

Synonyms: Kinixys belliana belliana

Wikipedia Abstract

The Natal hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys natalensis), also known as Natal hinge-backed tortoise or Natal hinged tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the Testudinidae family which is restricted to eastern southern Africa to a relatively small area around the borders of Mozambique, South Africa, and Swaziland.
View Wikipedia Record: Kinixys natalensis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Kinixys natalensis

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  2.65 lbs (1.202 kg)
Female Weight [1]  2.65 lbs (1.202 kg)
Gestation [1]  4 months 2 days
Litter Size [2]  3
Maximum Longevity [2]  22 years

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Maputaland coastal forest mosaic Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets South Africa Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Malawi Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Mlawula Nature Reserve IV 46444 Swaziland  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland Yes

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Turtles and Tortoises Demographic Traits Database for CITES Listed Species ver. 01, Species360 (2018)
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0