Zambezi flapshell turtle
Zambezi flapshell turtle | |
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Plastron with the peculiar hindleg flaps | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Subfamily: | Cyclanorbinae |
Genus: | Cycloderma |
Species: | C. frenatum |
Binomial name | |
Cycloderma frenatum Peters, 1854 | |
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The Zambezi flapshell turtle (Cycloderma frenatum) is a species of softshell turtle (family Trionychidae). Within its family, it belongs to the smaller and exclusively Old World subfamily, the Cyclanorbinae.
Geographic range
It is found in southeastern Africa, in the countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, and mainly in the Zambezi basin.
Conservation status
This turtle is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Uwe, Fritz; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 314–315. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Cycloderma frenatum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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