Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   2761
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2531BA
Observer:   Deacon A.R.
Date of record:   2006-11-22
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   5620
Species name:   Kinixys spekii
Common name:   Speke's Hinged Tortoise
Family:   Testudinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-2761
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:  
Date:   2007-06-11 13:10:59
Species name:   Kinixys zombensis -- Eastern Hinged Tortoise
Species code:   5610
Comment number:   2
By:   Andrew Turner
Comment:  
Date:   2007-10-23 16:33:19
Species name:   Kinixys zombensis -- Eastern Hinged Tortoise
Species code:   5610
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Although this individual has a slight radial pattern on the carapace reminiscent of K. zombensis, the areola are dark and the patterning isn't as bold as in typical K. zombensis.
Date:   2020-09-22 10:25:36
Species name:   Kinixys spekii -- Speke's Hinged Tortoise
Species code:   5620

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