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KwaZulu-Natal Hinged-back Tortoise

Kinixys natalensis

Classification

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 family Testudinidae which is restricted to eastern southern Africa to a relatively small area around the borders of Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini. Description The Natal hinge-back tortoise is one of the smallest of the hinged tortoises. It has an elongated carapace up to 15.

Distribution

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