Nubian flapshell turtle

Nubian flapshell turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Cyclanorbis
Species: C. elegans
Binomial name
Cyclanorbis elegans
Gray, 1868
Synonyms[1]
  • Baikiea elegans Gray, 1869
  • Cyclanorbis elegans Boulenger, 1889
  • Cyclanorbis oligotylus Siebenrock, 1902

The Nubian flapshell turtle (Cyclanorbis elegans) is one of two species of softshell turtle in the genus Cyclanorbis of the Trionychidae family. It is found in Benin, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, and Togo.

References

  1. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 313. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.


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