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Turtle Species
Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise
Kinixys belliana
- Scientific nameKinixys belliana
- Japanese nameベルセオレガメ
- FamilyTortoises (Testudinidae)
- Max carapace length22 cm
- Longest recorded lifespan27 years
- DietOmnivorous
- LifestyleTerrestrial
- iNaturalist observations103
About this species
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.
Source: Wikipedia「Bell's hinge-back tortoise」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
