Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise

Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise

Kinixys zombensis

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

Leopard Tortoise
LC

Leopard Tortoise

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Stigmochelys pardalis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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