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Basic information
Kinixys homeana
Home’s Hingeback Tortoise
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTurtles
FamilyTortoises
GenusHingeback tortoises
- Czech name
- Želva Homeova
- English name
- Home’s Hingeback Tortoise
- Alternative names
- Home's Hinge-back Tortoise, Home's Hingeback Tortoise, Home's Hinged Tortoise, Home's Hinged-backed Tortoise, Home’s hinge-back tortoise
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body mass
- max 2,210 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 4.5 years
- Activity
- Crepuscular
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~3 individuals
- Egg length
- ~46 mm
- Egg width
- ~35 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3R82B · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4