Kinixys Bell 1827 (hingeback tortoise)
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Parent taxon: Testudinidae according to P. Meylan and W. Auffenberg 1986
Sister taxa: Bellia, Cachuga, Damonia, Dipsochelys, Floridemys, Geochelone, Gigantochersina, Hadrianus, Hesperotestudo, Homopus, Impregnochelys, Indotestudo, Kansuchelys, Miotestudo, Nicoria, Psammobates, Sinohadrianus, Stylemys, Testudininae, Testudo
Subtaxa: Kinixys erosa
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore