Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   200079
Province:   Kilifi County
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0339BB
Observer:   Maxwel Issa
Date of record:   2022-11-21
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Eastern Hingeback, Kinixys zombensis
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   5612
Species name:   Kinixys belliana
Common name:   Bell's Hinged Tortoise
Family:   Testudinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:  
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-200079
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2023-04-06 14:28:28
Species name:   Kinixys zombensis -- Eastern Hinged Tortoise
Species code:   5610
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Very domed carapace, flattening out towards the front.
Date:   2023-04-06 23:21:59
Species name:   Kinixys belliana -- Bell's Hinged Tortoise
Species code:   5612

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