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Senegal Flapshell Turtle
Cyclanorbis senegalensis
The Senegal flapshell turtle (Cyclanorbis senegalensis) is one of two species of softshell turtle in the genus Cyclanorbis of the Trionychidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.
From the article Senegal flapshell turtle on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
C. senegalensis may attain a straight-line carapace length of 35 cm (14 in). The head is olive, with numerous white dots. The carapace is olive, either uniform or with small dark blotches. Hatchlings have longitudinal rows of small tubercles on the carapace. The plastron is yellowish, clouded with brown. The plastral callosities are finely granular.
Range & habitat
C. senegalensis is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, and Togo.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
C. senegalensis preys upon tadpoles, other amphibians, and fishes. Large adults of C. senegalensis have jaws strong enough to also eat freshwater clams and snails.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39544.