Senegal flapshell turtle
Senegal flapshell turtle | |
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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) | |
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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
- ↑ 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.
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Cyclanorbis senegalensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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