Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise
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Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise

Kinixys belliana

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
5 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Bell's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys belliana), also known commonly as Bell's eastern hinged tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to central Africa. It has the hinge that characterizes all tortoises in the genus Kinixys. There are no recognized subspecies. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park

Leopard Tortoise
LC

Leopard Tortoise

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Stigmochelys pardalis

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
2 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise in Serengeti National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise in Serengeti National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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