Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: October 31st, 2023.
 
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Genus
Cyclanorbis
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SubSaharan Flapshell Turtles, West African Softshell Turtles, Spotted Flapshell Turtles
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Westafrikanische Klappen-Weichschildkröten
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Vestafrikanske Klapblødskildpadder
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1835 |  |
Cryptopus Dumeril & Bibron [not Cryptopus Latreille 1829 (Crustacea)] (type species: Cryptopus senegalensis Dumeril & Bibron 1835; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1852 | |
Cyclanorbis Gray (type species: Cyclanorbis petersii Gray 1852) |
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Cyclanosteus Gray (type species: Cyclanorbis petersii Gray 1852; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1865 | |
Tetrathyra Gray (type species: Cryptopus senegalensis Dumeril & Bibron 1835; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1869 | |
Baikiea Gray (type species: Baikiea elegans Gray 1869; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Contents:
2 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Equatorial Africa.
Reported from:
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Equatorial Guinea
(Rio Muni),
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea-Bissau,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Mali,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Togo.
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Cyclanorbis elegans
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Nubian Flapshell Turtle, Nubian Softshell Turtle
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Gefleckte Klappen-Weichschildkröte, Rückenflecken-Weichschildkröte
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Nubisk Klapblødskildpadde
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1869 | |
Baikiea elegans Gray |
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Cyclanorbis elegans Boulenger 1889 |
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1902 | |
Cyclanorbis oligotylus Siebenrock (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Remarks:
Joger's (1990) record from Central African Republic refer to senegalensis (Chirio & Ineich 2006), but the species is included for the country based on other records (e.g., Baker, Diagne & Luiselli 2015).
Distribution:
Benin,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Equatorial Guinea
(Rio Muni),
Ghana,
Nigeria,
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Togo.
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Cyclanorbis senegalensis
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Senegal Flapshell Turtle, Senegal Softshell Turtle
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Senegalesische Klappen-Weichschildkröte
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Senegalesisk Klapblødskildpadde
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Cryptopus senegalensis Dumeril & Bibron |
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Emyda senegalensis Gray 1844 |
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Cycloderma senegalense Duméril 1860 |
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Cyclanosteus senegalensis Gray 1864 |
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Cyclanorbis senegalensis Boulenger 1889 |
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Cyclanorbis petersii Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Cyclanosteus petersii Gray 1856 |
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Cycloderma petersii Strauch 1862 |
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1865 | |
Cyclanosteus senegalensis var. callosa Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1865 | |
Cyclanosteus senegalensis var. equilifera Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1865 | |
Cyclanosteus senegalensis var. normalis Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1865 | |
Tetrathyra baikii Gray (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Tetrathyra vaillantii Rochebrune (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Distribution:
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Ethiopia,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Togo.
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