Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise
Kinixys zombensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyTestudinidae (Tortoises)
- GenusKinixys (Hinged Tortoises)
- SpeciesKinixys zombensis (Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise in Tsavo East National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise in Tsavo East National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Hinged-Back Tortoise in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.