Kinixys spekii Gray, 1863

Pietersen, Darren W., Pietersen, Errol W. & Conradie, Werner, 2017, Preliminary herpetological survey of Ngonye Falls and surrounding regions in south-western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 148) 11 (1), pp. 24-43 : 36

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scientific name	Kinixys spekii Gray, 1863
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Kinixys spekii Gray, 1863 View in CoL

Speke’s Hinged Tortoise

Photograph: VMUS 158897

Seen around Park Headquarters and visitor’s center. This species is widespread in Zambia ( Broadley 1971a). These records are about 100 km north of the nearest known population in the Zambezi Region of Namibia ( Branch 1998).

References

Branch WR. 1998. Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town, South Africa. 368 p.

Broadley DG. 1971 a. The reptiles and amphibians of Zambia. The Puku 6: 1 - 143.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Testudines
Order	Cryptodira
Family	Testudinidae
Genus	Kinixys

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