Senegal flapshell turtle
Senegal flapshell turtle | |
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Underside of shell | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Genus: | Cyclanorbis |
Species: | C. senegalensis
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Binomial name | |
Cyclanorbis senegalensis (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835)
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Synonyms[3] | |
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The Senegal flapshell turtle (Cyclanorbis senegalensis) is a species of turtle in the subfamily Cyclanorbinae of the family Trionychidae. The species, which is one of two species of softshell turtles in the genus Cyclanorbis, is endemic to Africa.
Geographic range
C. senegalensis is found in
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, and Togo.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural
Description
C. senegalensis may attain a straight-line
plastron is yellowish, clouded with brown. The plastral callosities are finely granular.[4]
Diet
C. senegalensis preys upon tadpoles, other amphibians, and fishes. Large adults of C. senegalensis have jaws strong enough to also eat freshwater clams and snails.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ISSN 1864-5755.
- ^ Boulenger GA (1889). Catalogue of the Chelonians, Rhynchocephalians, and Crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History). New Edition. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). x + 311 pp. + Plates I–VI. (Cyclanorbis senegalensis, new combination, pp. 271–272).
Further reading
- ISBN 978-2709917261. (in French).
External links
- Species Cyclanorbis senegalensis at The Reptile Database