Geographic range extension for the Lobatse Hinge-back Tortoise, Kinixys lobatsiana (Power, 1927), with first records from the Soutpansberg region

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Beitragende

  • Flora Ihlow - , Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Ryan Van Huyssteen - , Soutpansberg Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation (Autor:in)
  • Melita Vamberger - , Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Dawn Cory-Toussaint - , University of Venda (Autor:in)
  • Margaretha D. Hofmeyr - , University of the Western Cape (Autor:in)
  • Uwe Fritz - , Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden (Autor:in)

Abstract

The Lobatse Hinge-back Tortoise, Kinixys lobatsiana (Power, 1927), has a small distribution range in northern South Africa and adjacent Botswana. Local populations have been fragmented by degradation and destruction of suitable habitat, resulting in this species being listed as Vulnerable by IUCN. Here, the geographic distribution of K. lobatsiana is updated and several hitherto unpublished occurrences are reported, which extend its distribution range to the north.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)132-139
Seitenumfang8
Fachzeitschrift Amphibian & reptile conservation : the international journal devoted to the worldwide preservation and management of amphibian and reptilian diversity ; ARC
Jahrgang14
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2020
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Africa, Chelonians, Geographic distribution, Reptilia, South africa, Testudinidae