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Aubry's flapshell turtle

Species of turtle

Species of turtle

A.H.A. Duméril, 1856

  • Cryptopodus aubryi — A.H.A. Duméril, 1856
  • Cycloderma aubryi — A.H.A. Duméril, 1860
  • Heptathyra aubryi — Cope, 1860

Aubry's flapshell turtle (Cycloderma aubryi) 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.

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.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. aubryi are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes up to 500 m.

Diet

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

Conservation status

In 2017, the IUCN listed C. aubryi as vulnerable.

References

References

  1. Chirio, L.. (2017). "''Cycloderma aubryi''".
  2. "Appendices {{!}} CITES".
  3. (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the world, 2010 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs.
  4. Fritz, Uwe. (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology.
  5. [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Cycloderma_aubryi.html 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. [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Cycloderma&species=aubryi JCVI.org]
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