Zambezi flapshell turtle
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Zambezi flapshell turtle | |
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Plastron with the peculiar hindleg flaps | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Family: | Trionychidae |
Subfamily: | Cyclanorbinae |
Genus: | Cycloderma |
Species: | C. frenatum |
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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
- ↑ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 314–315. ISSN 18640-5755. Archived from the original 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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