• Source: Cyclanorbis

Cyclanorbis is a genus of softshell turtles in the family Trionychidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.




Description


In the genus Cyclanorbis the plastron has cutaneous flaps, under which the hind legs can be concealed.




Species


The genus Cyclanorbis contains the following extant species:

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.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cyclanorbis.




References






Bibliography


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


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).

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Cyclanorbis
• Nubian flapshell turtle
• Senegal flapshell turtle
• Trionychidae
• African softshell turtle
• Tortoise
• Turtle
• Cyclanorbinae
• Leatherback sea turtle
• Lonesome George