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Broadley, D. G., & Sachsse, W. (2011). Cycloderma frenatum peters 1854 - zambezi flapshell turtle, nkhasi. In A. G. J. Rhodin, P. P. van Dijk, R. A. Saumure, K. A. Buhlmann & J. B.Iverson (Eds.), Vol. 5IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.
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| Resource type: Book Article DOI: 10.3854/crm.5.055.frenatum.v1.2011 BibTeX citation key: Broadley2011 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Afrika = Africa, Cycloderma, Cycloderma frenatum, Habitat = habitat, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Trionychidae Creators: , B.Iverson, Broadley, Buhlmann, van Dijk, Rhodin, Sachsse, Saumure Publisher: IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group |
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Summary. – The Zambezi Flapshell Turtle, Cycloderma frenatum (Family Trionychidae), is a fairly large softshell (carapace length up to about 56 cm) from southeastern Africa. It is found in rivers and lakes from southern Tanzania south to the Save River in Mozambique, extending west to Lake Malawi (Nyasa), where it is common in the shallower areas at the southern end of the lake. These are fast swimming, completely aquatic turtles of about 37–50 cm shell length, which are mostly caught as bycatch in large nets by local fishermen. In areas with human settlements, the nests are excavated during the breeding season (December–March) and the 15–25 eggs per clutch are consumed. Distribution. – Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe. East Africa from the Rufiji River basin in Tanzania south to the Save River basin in Mozambique and southeastern Zimbabwe, inland to Lakes Malawi, Chiuta, and Chilwa. Synonymy. – Cycloderma frenatum Peters 1854, Cyclanosteus frenatus, Heptathyra frenata, Aspidochelys livingstonii Gray 1860, Heptathyra livingstonii. Subspecies. – None. Status. – IUCN 2011 Red List: Near Threatened (NT, assessed 1996, needs updating); CITES: Not Listed; South African Red Data Book: Not Listed.
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