Cyclanorbis
Genus of turtles
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Cyclanorbis is a genus of softshell turtles in the family Trionychidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
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| Cyclanorbis Temporal range: Pliocene to recent, | |
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| Senegal flapshell turtle (C. senegalensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Trionychidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyclanorbinae |
| Genus: | Cyclanorbis Gray, 1854[1][2] |
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Description
In the genus Cyclanorbis the plastron has cutaneous flaps, under which the hind legs can be concealed.[3]
Species
The genus Cyclanorbis contains the following extant species:[1]
- Nubian flapshell turtle – Cyclanorbis elegans (Gray, 1869)
- Senegal flapshell turtle – Cyclanorbis senegalensis (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835)
One extinct species is also known from fossil remains: Cyclanorbis turkanensis Meylan et al. 1990, from the Pliocene of Kenya.[4]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cyclanorbis.
