African softshell turtle

African softshell turtle
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Trionychidae
Genus:	Trionyx
Species:	T. triunguis
Binomial name
	Trionyx triunguis; (Forskål, 1775)

The African softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis) or Nile softshell turtle is a large species of turtle from fresh water and brackish habitats in Africa (larger parts of East, West and Middle Africa) and the Near East (Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey).^[1] It is the only species from the genus Trionyx, but in the past many other softshell turtles were placed in this genus. They have now been moved to various other genera.^[1] Despite the name African softshell turtle, it is not the only species of softshell turtle in Africa (Cyclanorbis and Cycloderma are also African).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.128 harvnb error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFRhodin2010 (help)

Bibliography

Rhodin, Anders G.J. (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status". Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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