Home's hinge-back tortoise

Last updated

Home's hinge-back tortoise
Home's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys homeana) Ghana.jpg
In Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Kinixys
Species:
K. homeana
Binomial name
Kinixys homeana
Bell, 1827
Synonyms [2]
  • Kinixys homeana
    Bell, 1827
  • Cinixys homeana
    Wagler, 1830
  • Testudo (Kinyxis) homeana
    — Gray, 1831
  • Kinixys belliana homeana
    Nutaphand, 1979

Home's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys homeana) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Contents

Etymology

The specific name, homeana, is in honor of English surgeon and naturalist Everard Home. [3]

Geographic range

K. homeana is found in Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, and possibly Togo. [1] [4]

Habitat

The natural habitats of Home's hinge-back tortoise are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and plantations. [1]

Ecology and life history

Home's hinge-back tortoise is naturally attracted to red or pink flowers. It prefers low light and often moves in early morning or dusk, preferring to stay hidden the rest of the day.[ citation needed ]

Diet

In captivity the diet of K. homeana may include, banana, guava, watermelon, black mushrooms, cooked sweet potato, cooked potato, and cooked or raw squash, and sources of animal protein such as earthworms, mealworms, crickets, snails and fish. [5]

Conservation status

K. homeana is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tortoise</span> Family of turtles

Tortoises are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines. Like other turtles, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like other members of the suborder Cryptodira, they retract their necks and heads directly backward into the shell to protect them.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pig-nosed turtle</span> Species of turtle

The pig-nosed turtle, also known as the Fly River turtle, the pitted-shelled turtle, and the Warrajan is a species of turtle which is native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is the only living member of the genus Carettochelys and family Carettochelyidae, a family which also contains many fossil species with their closest relatives being the softshell turtles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pancake tortoise</span> Species of tortoise

The pancake tortoise is a species of flat-shelled tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to Tanzania and Kenya. There are also small populations in northern Zambia. Its common name refers to the flat shape of its shell.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Razor-backed musk turtle</span> Species of turtle

The razor-backed musk turtle is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is native to the southern United States. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Senegal flapshell turtle</span> Species of turtle

The Senegal flapshell turtle is a species of turtle in the subfamily Cyclanorbinae of the family Trionychidae. The species, which is one of two species of softshell turtles in the genus Cyclanorbis, is endemic to Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malayan softshell turtle</span> Species of turtle

The Malayan softshell turtle is a species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. It is monotypic in its genus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forest hinge-back tortoise</span> Species of tortoise

The forest hinge-back tortoise, 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.

<i>Kinixys</i> Genus of tortoises

Kinixys is a genus of turtles in the family Testudinidae. The genus was erected by Thomas Bell in 1827. The species in the genus Kinixys are native to Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar and commonly known as hinged tortoises or hinge-back tortoises.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natal hinge-back tortoise</span> Species of tortoise

The Natal hinge-back tortoise, 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.

Pelusios broadleyi, commonly known as the Turkana mud turtle, Broadley's mud turtle, or the Lake Turkana hinged terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. The species is native to eastern Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brown wood turtle</span> Species of turtle

The brown wood turtle or brown land turtle is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to Central America and northern South America.

Chalcides thierryi, commonly known as Thierry's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to West Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bell's hinge-back tortoise</span> Species of African reptile

Bell's hinge-back tortoise, also known commonly as Bell's eastern hinged tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to central Africa. It has the hinge that characterizes all tortoises in the genus Kinixys. There are no recognized subspecies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serrated tortoise</span> Species of tortoise

The serrated tortoise German: Kalahari-Strahlenschildkröte is a species of tortoise that occurs in the Kalahari desert regions of southern Africa. Also known as the Kalahari tent tortoise, it is one of three members of the genus, Psammobates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Speke's hinge-back tortoise</span> Species of tortoise

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

The Lobatse hinge-back tortoise or Lobatse hinged tortoise is a species of turtle in the family Testudinidae. It is found in Southern Africa.

<i>Chersobius boulengeri</i> Species of tortoise

Chersobius boulengeri, commonly known as the Karoo padloper or Boulenger's cape tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to the Nama Karoo Region of South Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serrated hinged terrapin</span> African terrapin

The serrated hinged terrapin is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. The species is native to East Africa and Southern Africa. There are two recognised subspecies.

Chalcides boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's feylinia and Boulenger's wedge-snouted skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Maghreb region of North Africa.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Luiselli, L.; Agyekumhene, A.; Akani, G.C.; Allman, P.; Diagne, T.; Eniang, E.A.; Mifsud, D.A.; Petrozzi, F.; Segniagbeto, G.H. (2021). "Kinixys homeana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T11003A18341580. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T11003A18341580.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 286. doi: 10.3897/vz.57.e30895 . ISSN   1864-5755.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Kinixys homeana, p. 125).
  4. Species Kinixys homeana at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  5. Hasenstab, Sara (2 August 2019), New at the Zoo: Home's Hinge-back Tortoises, National Zoological Park (United States) , retrieved August 4, 2019

Further reading