Jointed turtles

Jointed turtles
	Stutz jointed turtle ( Kinixys homeana )
Systematics
without rank:	Sauropsida
Order :	Turtles (Testudinata)
Subordination :	Halsberger tortoises (Cryptodira)
Family :	Tortoises (Testudinidae)
Subfamily :	Testudininae
Genre :	Jointed turtles
Scientific name
	Kinixys
	Bell , 1827

Three Kinixys species: Kinixys belliana nogueyi , Kinixys erosa and Kinixys homeana

Kinixys ( Kinixys ) are in Africa -based turtles from the family of tortoises (Testudinidae). The scientific name Knixys is derived from the Greek kinein "move" and ixys "waist" or "hip". Like the German name, this refers to the agility of the pelvis, which distinguishes this genus from other tortoises.

description

A hinge, which is located in the rear part of the back armor, is characteristic of adult articulated turtles and with the help of which they can close the rear part and thus protect both the tail and the rear limbs. However, there are also individual, fully grown individuals of this genus who lack this hinge.

Systematics

A distinction is made between the following types:

Smooth- edged jointed turtle ( Kinixys belliana Gray, 1831)

Spiny- edged jointed turtle ( Kinixys erosa (Schweigger, 1812))

Stutz jointed turtle ( Kinixys homeana Bell, 1827)

Lobatse jointed turtle ( Kinixys lobatsiana (Power, 1927))

Natal jointed turtle ( Kinixys natalensis Hewitt, 1935)

West African jointed turtle ( Kinixys nogueyi (Lataste, 1886))

Spekes jointed tortoise ( Kinixys spekii Gray, 1863)

Southeast African jointed turtle ( Kinixys zombensis Hewitt, 1931)

Kinixys lobatsiana , Kinixys natalensis , Kinixys nogueyi , Kinixys spekii and Kinixys zombensis were previously considered to be subspecies of the smooth- edged jointed tortoise ( Kinixys belliana ) but are now viewed as separate species.

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literature

Manfred Rogner : Turtles. Biology, husbandry, reproduction . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5440-1 .

Individual evidence

↑ Keyword Kinixys . In: Herder-Lexikon der Biologie . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Heidelberg 2003. ISBN 3-8274-0354-5 .
↑ Rogner, p. 86.

Web links

Commons : Jointed Tortoises ( Kinixys ) - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Kinixys in The Reptile Database

[1] Keyword Kinixys . In: Herder-Lexikon der Biologie . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Heidelberg 2003. ISBN 3-8274-0354-5 .

[2] Rogner, p. 86.