Home's Hinge-back Tortoise
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| Kinixys homeana Bell, 1827 |
The Home's Hinge-back Tortoise, Home's Hinged Tortoise, or Home's Hinged-backed Tortoise (Kinixys homeana) is a species of turtle in the Testudinidae family. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and possibly Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Luiselli, L., Politano, E. & Lea, J. 2005. Kinixys homeana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
