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Aubry’s Soft Shelled Turtle

Cycloderma aubryi (Duméril 1856)

Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: W/C Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Cabinda, Gabon, Zaire, Central African Republic (likely), Cameroon (?)
Type locality: "Gabon
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Aubry's flapshell turtle

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Aubry's flapshell turtle (Cycloderma aubryi)[5] is a species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to Central Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, aubryi, is in honor of Charles Eugène Aubry-Lecomte (1821–1879), who was a French civil servant and an amateur naturalist.[6]

Geographic range

C. aubryi is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, the Cabinda Province of Angola and likely in the Central African Republic.[7]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. aubryi are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes up to 500 m (1,600 ft).[1]

Diet

Adults of C. aubryi prey upon crabs, crayfish, and fish. Juveniles may also eat insects.[1]

Conservation status

In 2017, the IUCN listed C. aubryi as vulnerable.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Chirio, L.; Diagne, T.; Pauwels, O.S.G. (2017). "Cycloderma aubryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T163448A1009393. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T163448A1009393.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the world, 2010 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5: 000.124. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v3.2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-07-17.
  4. ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 313–314. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  5. ^ Animaldiversity.umich.edu
  6. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cycloderma aubryi, p. 12).
  7. ^ JCVI.org
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Aubry's flapshell turtle: Brief Summary

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Aubry's flapshell turtle (Cycloderma aubryi) is a species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to Central Africa.

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