Forest hinge-back tortoise

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q302898
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Forest hinge-back tortoise

Summary

Forest hinge-back tortoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #1,613 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Forest hinge-back tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient[5].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise is classified within Kinixys[6].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise's scientific name is Kinixys erosa[7].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Kinixys erosa[8].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise is commonly known as Serrated hinge-back tortoise[9].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise is commonly known as Kinixys Rongée[10].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise is commonly known as Tortue Articulée D'Afrique[11].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise is commonly known as Common Tortoise[12].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise is commonly known as Forest Hinged Tortoise[13].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise is commonly known as Schweigger's Tortoise[14].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise is commonly known as Serrated Hinge-backed Tortoise[15].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise is commonly known as Serrated Hinge-back Tortoise[16].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise is commonly known as Serrated Tortoise[17].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[18].
  • Forest hinge-back tortoise's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Forest hinge-back tortoise is Kinixys erosa[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Kinixys[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Serrated hinge-back tortoise[9], Kinixys Rongée[10], Tortue Articulée D'Afrique[11], Common Tortoise[12], Forest Hinged Tortoise[13], and Schweigger's Tortoise[14].

Identifiers

Forest hinge-back tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40071[20]. Forest hinge-back tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 254401[21]. Forest hinge-back tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 793052[22]. Forest hinge-back tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441708[23]. Forest hinge-back tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551797[24].

Why It Matters

Forest hinge-back tortoise ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #1,613 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id 67167
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  2. 21d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size {'amount': '+3'}
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Kinixys
    Iucn conservation status Data Deficient
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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