Senegal flapshell turtle
Senegal flapshell turtle |
|
|
Underside of shell |
|
|
Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Class: |
Reptilia |
Order: |
Testudines |
Family: |
Trionychidae |
Genus: |
Cyclanorbis |
Species: |
C. senegalensis |
Binomial name |
Cyclanorbis senegalensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1835) |
Synonyms[1] |
- Cryptopus senegalensis Duméril & Bibron, 1835
- Emyda senegalensis Gray, 1844
- Cyclanorbis petersii Gray, 1854
- Cyclanosteus petersii Gray, 1856
- Cycloderma senegalense Duméril, 1860 (ex errore)
- Cycloderma petersii Strauch, 1862
- Cyclanosteus senegalensis Gray, 1864
- Tetrathyra baikii Gray, 1865
- Tetrathyra vaillantii Rochebrune, 1884
- Cyclanorbis senegalensis Boulenger, 1889
|
The Senegal flapshell turtle (Cyclanorbis senegalensis) is one of two species of softshell turtle in the genus Cyclanorbis of the Trionychidae family.
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.
References