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.
Description
This turtle has an elongated, and rather narrow carapace up to , which is slightly domed to flattened with a low, disrupted medial keel.
Range and habitat
This species is endemic to Southern Africa and is found in South Africa and Botswana. 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 above sea level.
References
Further reading
Photo of Kinixys lobatsiana
Photo of Kinixys lobatsiana
Britishcheloniagroup.org.uk
Kinixys
reptiles described in 1927
reptiles of Botswana
reptiles of South Africa
taxa named by John Hyacinth Power
turtles of Africa
