EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Cyclanorbis senegalensis


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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
subfamily.......Cyclanorbinae (Flapshell Softshell Turtles)
genus...............Cyclanorbis (Sub-saharan Flapshell Turtles)
species..............Cyclanorbis senegalensis (Senegal Flapshell Turtle)
Original Description
Duméril and Bibron 1835 : 504
Holotype
MNHN 4151
Type Locality
"Sénégal"
Original name
Cryptopus senegalensis
Common Name
Senegal Flapshell Turtle
Distribution
Senegal to Cameroon to Sudan
Comments
Reviewed by Loveridge and Williams (1957) and Meylan (1987).
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