Английская Википедия:Cyclanorbis

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

Description

In the genus Cyclanorbis the plastron has cutaneous flaps, under which the hind legs can be concealed.[1]

Species

The genus Cyclanorbis contains the following extant species:[2]

One extinct species is also known from fossil remains: Cyclanorbis turkanensis Шаблон:Small, from the Pliocene of Kenya.[3]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cyclanorbis.

References

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Bibliography

Further reading

  • Gray JE (1854). "Description of a New Genus and some New Species of Tortoises". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1852: 133–135. (Cyclanorbis, new genus, p. 135).

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  1. Boulenger GA (1889). Catalogue of the Chelonians, Rhynchocephalians, and Crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History). New Edition. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). x + 311 pp. + Plates I–VI. (Genus Cyclanorbis, pp. 270–271).
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