Cycloderma Explained

Cycloderma is a genus of softshell turtles in the subfamily Cyclanorbinae of the family Trionychidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.

Species

The genus Cycloderma contains the following extant species:

• Aubry's flapshell turtle – Cycloderma aubryi
• Zambezi flapshell turtle – Cycloderma frenatum

Two extinct fossil species are also known: Cycloderma victoriae, from the early Miocene of Kenya; and Cycloderma debroinae, from the late Miocene to the Pliocene of Kenya.^{[1] [2]}

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cycloderma.

Bibliography

• Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status . Chelonian Research Monographs . 5 . 2011-12-31 . Rhodin . Anders G.J. . van Dijk . Peter Paul . Iverson . John B. . Shaffer . H. Bradley . Roger . Bour . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131102839/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf . 2012-01-31 . dead .
• Web site: Checklist of Chelonians of the World . 2007-10-31 . 2010-12-29 . Fritz . Uwe . Havaš . Peter . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501060224/http://www.cnah.org/pdf_files/851.pdf . 2011-05-01 . dead .

Further reading

• Peters W (1854). "Übersicht der auf seiner Reise nach Mossambique beobachteten Schilkröten ". Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlung der Königlich Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1854: 215-216. (Cycloderma, new genus, p. 216). (in German and Latin).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fossilworks: Cycloderma victoriae. fossilworks.org. 17 December 2021.
2. Web site: Fossilworks: Cycloderma debroinae. fossilworks.org. 17 December 2021.