Cyclanorbis elegans (Gray, 1869)
Nubian flapshell turtle
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Baikiea elegans Gray, 1869; Cyclanorbis oligotylus Siebenrock, 1902
Conservation Status
Last record (wild): c.2000
Last record (captivity): 2009?
Rediscovered in 2018/19?
IUCN status: Critically Endangered (Baker et al., 2016)
Distribution
Central and West Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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https://africanchelonian.org/projects/nubian-flapshell-turtle-survival/
https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/23296/cyclanorbis-elegans