Kinixys zombensis
Silhouette: Andrew A. Farke · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Crocodile Centre | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Lemurs Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
No species of the same family or order lives in Gorongosa National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 11 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months. Those are among Gorongosa National Park's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in May. January has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise sightings, Gorongosa National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 30%), uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 30%) and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Gorongosa National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
