title: Lobatse hinge-back tortoise
text: # Lobatse hinge-back tortoise
  
  The Lobatse hinge-back tortoise or Lobatse hinged tortoise (Kinixys lobatsiana) is a species of turtle in the family Testudinidae. It is found in Southern Africa.
  
  ## Description
  
  This turtle has an elongated, and rather narrow carapace up to 16.7 centimetres (6.6 in), which is slightly domed to flattened with a low, disrupted medial keel.
  
  ## Range and habitat
  
  This species is endemic to Southern Africa and is found in South Africa and Botswana. More specifically, it is restricted to northern South Africa and southeastern Botswana. Here it inhabits Acacia and Combretum woodlands as well as bushveld at elevations of 800–1,500 metres (2,600–4,900 ft) above sea level.
  
  