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mikath
 Post subject: Re: Hinged Back tortoise
Unread postPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:49 am 
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Can anyone please tell me if this is a hinged-back tortoise?


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WildWings
 Post subject: Re: Hinged Back tortoise
Unread postPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:43 am 
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That's right. It's the Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise (Kinixys belliana spekii). You can see the 'hinge' in front of the hind leg. It enables the tortoise to close the carapace onto the plastron for better protection.


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