Cycloderma frenatum (Zambezi Flapshell Turtle)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Zambezi Flapshell Turtle, Zambezi Soft-Shelled Turtle

Biome: Freshwater

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Sauropsida ()
        Subclass: Anapsida ()
        Order: Testudines ()
        Suborder: Cryptodira ()
        Superfamily: Trionychoidea ()
        Family: Carettochelyidae ()
        Subfamily: Cyclanorbinae ()
        Genus: Cycloderma () - Peters, 1854
        Specific name: frenatum - PETERS 1854
        Scientific name: - Cycloderma frenatum PETERS 1854

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.

There are approximately 5 species in this genus:

Iverson, J. B. 1992. A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World. Privately Printed. Richmond, Indiana. ISBN: 0-9617431-0-5.
Peters, W.C.H. (1854c): Übersicht der auf seiner Reise nach Mossambique beobachteten Schildkröten. - Berichte über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der königlich-preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1854, pp. 215-216

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
EMBL Reptile Database 2005.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. Cycloderma frenatum. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:

Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Herpetology Collection - Reptile Database