Senegal flapshell turtle

species of softshell turtle in the Trionychidae family
Taxon taxon Q304585
Senegal flapshell turtle
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Senegal flapshell turtle

Summary

Senegal flapshell turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Senegal flapshell turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Senegal flapshell turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Senegal flapshell turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Senegal flapshell turtle belongs to the parent taxon Cyclanorbis[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Senegal flapshell turtle is Cyclanorbis senegalensis[7].
  • Senegal flapshell turtle's Commons category is recorded as Cyclanorbis senegalensis[8].
  • Senegal flapshell turtle's short name is recorded as C. senegalensis[9].
  • Senegal flapshell turtle is commonly known as Senegal flapshell turtle[10].
  • Senegal flapshell turtle is commonly known as Sahelian Flapshell Turtle[11].
  • Senegal flapshell turtle is commonly known as Senegal Flapshell Turtle[12].
  • Senegal flapshell turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[13].
  • Senegal flapshell turtle's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[14].

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Classification

Senegal flapshell turtle's scientific name is Cyclanorbis senegalensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Cyclanorbis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include it[10] and Sahelian Flapshell Turtle[11].

Identifiers

Senegal flapshell turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39544[15]. Senegal flapshell turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 227468[16]. Senegal flapshell turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 795213[17]. Senegal flapshell turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2442586[18]. Senegal flapshell turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551957[19].

Why It Matters

Senegal flapshell turtle ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id 67696
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  2. 22d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Cyclanorbis
    Instance of taxon
    Iucn conservation status Vulnerable
    Taxon rank species
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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