Senegal flapshell turtle

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.

Cyclanorbis senegalensis

Senegal flapshell turtle
Underside of shell
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Cyclanorbis
Species:	C. senegalensis
Binomial name
Cyclanorbis senegalensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)
Synonyms[2]
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

References

1. Diagne, T.; Luiselli, L.; Trape, J.-F.; Rödel, M.-O.; Baker, P.J.; Chirio, L.; Petrozzi, F. & Segniagbeto, G. (2016). "Cyclanorbis senegalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6005A96447114. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6005A96447114.en.
2. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). 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.