The forest hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys erosa), also known commonly as the serrated hinge-back tortoise or Schweigger's tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is indigenous to the tropical forests and marshes of central and western Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Eroded Hingeback Tortoise being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Manouria impressa
- Chelonoidis denticulatus
- Cuora mouhotii
- Heosemys spinosa
- Indotestudo elongata
- Manouria emys
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Testudinidae
- Genus
- Kinixys
- Species
- Kinixys erosa
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