Senegal flapshell turtle

Senegal flapshell turtle
Underside of shell
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
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

• Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Cyclanorbis senegalensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.

Turtle family Trionychidae
Genus	Species of the subfamily Cyclanorbinae
Cyclanorbis	Nubian flapshell turtle Senegal flapshell turtle
Cycloderma	Aubry's flapshell turtle Zambezi flapshell turtle
Lissemys	Burmese flapshell turtle Indian flapshell turtle Sri Lankan flapshell turtle
	Species of the subfamily Trionychinae
Amyda	Asiatic softshell turtle
Apalone	Florida softshell turtle Smooth softshell turtle Spiny softshell turtle
Chitra	Asian narrow-headed softshell turtle Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtle Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle
Dogania	Malayan softshell turtle
Nilssonia	Black softshell turtle Burmese peacock softshell Indian softshell turtle Indian peacock softshell turtle Leith's softshell turtle
Palea	Wattle-necked softshell turtle
Pelochelys	Cantor's giant softshell turtle New Guinea giant softshell turtle Northern New Guinea giant softshell turtle
Pelodiscus	Chinese softshell turtle Hunan softshell turtle Lesser Chinese softshell turtle Northern Chinese softshell turtle
Rafetus	Euphrates softshell turtle Yangtze giant softshell turtle
Trionyx	African softshell turtle
Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist.