Kinixys homeana Bell, 1827
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Kinixys homeana Bell, 1827 |
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Kinixys homeana Bell, 1827 View in CoL (One specimen)
Material: CamHerp 121 (Mboh village, 6.327°N and 10.348°E, elev. 1,800 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton, July 8, 2002) GoogleMaps .
This tortoise prefers relatively humid spots, where it seems to feed on mushrooms. It is found in all the western part of Cameroon, from the plain to 1,800 m at Mboh in the BH. The main threat is its frequent use as bushmeat by local people as well as collection for sale in the country’s major markets ( Lawson 2001; Luiselli and Diagne 2014).
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