Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise

Speke's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys spekii), also known commonly as Speke's hingeback tortoise, is a species of turtle in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Africa.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Speke's Hinge-back 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 lobatsiana
• Kinixys belliana
• Kinixys zombensis
• Homopus femoralis
• Chelonoidis chilensis
• Pyxis arachnoides

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Testudines

Family

Testudinidae

Genus

Kinixys

Species

Kinixys spekii

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