Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   6868
Province:   Lubombo District
Country:   eSwatini
Locus:   2631BA
Observer:   Braun K
Date of record:   2005-12-29
Number of photos:   1
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:   Speke\'s Hinged Tortoise
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-6868
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Probably Kinixys spekii, but cannot rule out K. natalensis.
Date:   2013-12-26 17:23:12
Species name:   Kinixys sp.
Species code:   6022
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Hinge extends well beyond the edge of the marginals.
Date:   2020-02-06 12:05:01
Species name:   Kinixys spekii -- Speke's Hinged Tortoise
Species code:   5620

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