The Lobatse hinge-back tortoise or Lobatse hinged tortoise (Kinixys lobatsiana) is a species of turtle in the family Testudinidae. It is found in Southern Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lobatse 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
- Kinixys spekii
- Kinixys belliana
- Homopus femoralis
- Kinixys zombensis
- Chelonoidis chilensis
- Psammobates oculifer
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Testudinidae
- Genus
- Kinixys
- Species
- Kinixys lobatsiana
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