Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Zambezi flapshell turtle (Cycloderma frenatum), recorded as Endangered
Zambezi flapshell turtle (Cycloderma frenatum). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Zambezi flapshell turtle

Cycloderma frenatum

Within its family, C.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Cycloderma frenatum
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Testudines · Trionychidae · Cycloderma

The turtle

Zambezi flapshell turtle is a turtle in the family Trionychidae — Cycloderma frenatum.

Range and habitat

C. Frenatum is found in southeastern Africa, in the countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, and mainly in the Zambezi basin.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Zambezi flapshell turtle is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Zambezi flapshell turtle, Wikidata item Q302050. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Zambezi flapshell turtle?
Within its family, C.
What is the conservation status of Zambezi flapshell turtle?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cycloderma frenatum. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Zambezi flapshell turtle live?
C. Frenatum is found in southeastern Africa, in the countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, and mainly in the Zambezi basin.
Why is Zambezi flapshell turtle in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cycloderma frenatum?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Zambezi flapshell turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.