Cyclanorbis

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

Cyclanorbis Temporal range: Pliocene to recent, 5.332–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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]
Synonyms[2]
Cryptopus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835 Cryptopodus A.H.A. Duméril, 1856 (ex errore) Cyclanosteus Gray, 1856 Tetrathyra Gray, 1865 Baikiea Gray, 1869

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.