Senegal flapshell turtle
The Senegal flapshell turtle is a species of turtle in the subfamily Cyclanorbinae of the family Trionychidae. The species, which is one of two species of softshell turtles in the genus Cyclanorbis, is endemic to Africa.
Geographic range
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.Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of C. senegalensis are freshwater wetlands and savanna.Description
C. senegalensis may attain a straight-line carapace length of.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.