Cyclanorbis is a genus of softshell turtles in the family Trionychidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
| Cyclanorbis Temporal range: Pliocene to recent,
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| Senegal flapshell turtle (C. senegalensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 edit
In the genus Cyclanorbis the plastron has cutaneous flaps, under which the hind legs can be concealed.[3]
Species edit
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.
References edit
- ^ a b Rhodin et al. 2011, p. 000.204
- ^ a b Fritz & Havaš 2007, p. 312
- ^ 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. (Genus Cyclanorbis, pp. 270–271).
- ^ "Fossilworks: Cyclanorbis turkanensis ". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Bibliography edit
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.
- Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
Further reading edit
- Gray JE (1854). "Description of a New Genus and some New Species of Tortoises". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1852: 133–135. (Cyclanorbis, new genus, p. 135).
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