Cyclanorbis elegans

The Nubian flapshell turtle (Cyclanorbis elegans) is one of two species of softshell turtle in the genus Cyclanorbis of the Trionychidae family.It has historically been found in a wide range spanning Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, and Togo. However, it has been very rarely recorded during the last 50 years (not a single individual has been observed during the last 15 years) and there is little hope that the species is extant in Ghana, Benin, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon. Early 2019 a remnant population has been found in White Nile wetlands in South Sudan by Prof. Luca Luiselli and his team. The Nubian flapshell turtle can reach a length of up to 70 cm (27.5 in)