Genus

Hinged Tortoises

Kinixys

5 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassTestudines
FamilyTestudinidae (Tortoises)
GenusKinixys (Hinged Tortoises)

Species in this group

Kinixys homeana

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Kinixys zombensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Kinixys spekii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Kinixys belliana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Kinixys erosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hinged Tortoises

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 8 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 17 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1 of 5	~30%
	Home's Hingeback Tortoise			~30%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~30%
	Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise			~30%
3	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~30%
	Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise			~30%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	~30%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			~30%
5	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~20%
	Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise			~20%
6	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 5	~20%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			~20%
7	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 5	~20%
	Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise			~20%
8	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	~20%
	Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise			~20%
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~20%
	Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise			~20%
10	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 5	~20%
	Eroded Hingeback Tortoise			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
2	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
4	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Cape May County Park & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
7	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
8	Zoo Knoxville	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Virginia Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Nikolaev Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
11	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
12	Crocodile Centre	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
13	Lemurs Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	In captivity
14	Virginia Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
16	Glen Echo Park Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Addis Ababa Zoo	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	In captivity

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Hinged Tortoises

Species in this group

Home's Hingeback Tortoise

Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise

Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise

Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise

Eroded Hingeback Tortoise

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hinged Tortoises

Parks Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found