Speke's Hinged Tortoise
Ikghuru

© Tyrone Ping

Igama

Ikghuru (Speke's Hinge-Back Tortoise) [Kinixys spekii]

Isigaba

Reptilia

Irhemo/ umhlobo

Testudines

Umndenazo

Testudinidae

Ubude besikazi

140 - 160 mm

Ubude beduna

140 - 160 mm

Ihlathululo

Mhlobo wekghuru yesilinganiso sobukhulu esiphakathi, ineqephe elitjhelelako neligandelelekileko kuthi incenye evalekako nevulekako yakheke kuhle. Iqephe lamadzinyanazo linehleleke ngendlela ye-zonary pattern kuthi amabala wesakhiwesi abenombala okhanyako nomnyama. Nokho eziduna zikhula zinjalo kuthi kezisikazi kutjhuguluke.

Ukwabeka nokusabalala kwazo

Zitholakala eendaweni sama-savannas wekabeni yenarha kanye nePumalanga ye-Afrika, ukukhamba phakathi enarheni ye-Zimbabwe ukuyela eTlhagwini Tjhingalanga kanye nesiFundeni seTlhagwini eSewula Afrika, kanye namagega neendawo eziphasi kanye nemabaleni weligu le-Mozambique ukuyela eSewula ye-Swaziland.

Ukuhlangana neduna nokubekelisana

Isithukghu samaqandazo sibalelwa kamabili ukuya kasithandathu.

Ukudla

Ziphila ngokudla isithelo esibizwa i-syzygium neminye imihlobohlobo yeenthelo, amakhowe, umhlobo weenkume ezikulu, abonambhonge kanye namasongololo.