Home's hinge-back tortoise

Home's hinge-back tortoise
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Kinixys
Species:	K. homeana
Binomial name
Kinixys homeana Bell, 1827
Synonyms[1]
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 turtle in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, homeana, is in honor of English surgeon and naturalist Everard Home.^[2]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

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

Ecology and life history

The hinge-back is naturally attracted to red or pink flowers. They prefer low light and often move in early morning or dusk, preferring to stay hidden the rest of the day.

Diet

In captivity diet may include, banana, guava, watermelon, black mushrooms, cooked sweet potato, cooked potato, cooked or raw squash.

Conservation status

K. homeana is threatened by habitat loss.

References

External links

• Luiselli L, Politano E, Lea J. 2005. Kinixys homeana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
• Reptile Magazine
• Tortoisetrust.org
• IUCN Red List (April, 2009)
• Turtle Rescue of Long Island

Tortoise family of turtles (Testudinidae)
Genus	Species of the tortoise family
Aldabrachelys	Aldabra giant tortoise
Astrochelys	Angonoka tortoise Radiated tortoise
Chelonoidis	Yellow-footed tortoise Chaco tortoise Galápagos tortoise Red-footed tortoise
Chersina	Angulate tortoise
Centrochelys	African spurred tortoise
Cylindraspis†	Domed Mauritius giant tortoise† Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise† Réunion giant tortoise† Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise† Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise†
Geochelone	Burmese star tortoise Indian star tortoise
Gopherus	Bolson tortoise Desert tortoise Gopher tortoise Sonoran Desert tortoise Texas tortoise
Homopus	Common padloper Nama padloper Karoo padloper Greater padloper Speckled padloper
Indotestudo	Elongated tortoise Forsten's tortoise Travancore tortoise
Kinixys	Bell's hinge-back tortoise Forest hinge-back tortoise Home's hinge-back tortoise Lobatse hinge-back tortoise Natal hinge-back tortoise Speke's hinge-back tortoise
Malacochersus	Pancake tortoise
Manouria	Asian forest tortoise Impressed tortoise
Psammobates	Geometric tortoise Serrated tortoise Tent tortoise
Pyxis	Flat-backed spider tortoise Spider tortoise
Stigmochelys	Leopard tortoise
Testudo	Hermann's tortoise Kleinmann's tortoise Marginated tortoise Russian tortoise Spur-thighed tortoise
Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2012 update: annotated checklist. Key: †=extinct.

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