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Higher TaxaTrionychidae (Cyclanorbinae), Trionychoidea, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Zambezi Soft-shelled Turtle 
SynonymCycloderma frenatum PETERS 1854: 216
Aspidochelys livingstonii GRAY 1860: 69
Aspidochelys livingstonii — GRAY 1860: 441
Cycloderma frenatum — WERMUTH & MERTENS 1977: 102
Cycloderma frenatum — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 112
Cycloderma frenatum — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 8
Cycloderma frenatum — TTWG 2014
Cycloderma frenatum — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 48
Cycloderma frenatum — TTWG 2021 
DistributionTanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe

Type locality: "im fluminibus Zambeze et Licuare. . .Tette et Sena. . .in terra Boror," Zambezi River, Mozambique. Restricted to “Sambesi bei Tete” by lectotype designation (FRITZ et al. 1994).  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesSyntypes: ZMB 47, 49, 50, 4815, 8243, 8432 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2929 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Cycloderma frenatum PETERS 1854: 216 is the type species of the genus Cycloderma PETERS 1854.

Habitat: freshwater (rivers and tributaries, lakes) 
References
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  • Fritz, U.; Obst, F.J. & Günther,R. 1994. Kritischer Typenkatalog der Schildkrötensammlung (Reptilia: Testudines) des Zoologischen Museums Berlin. [type catalogue] Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 70: 157-175 - get paper here
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  • Haagner, G.V.; Morgan, D.R. 1991. Life History Note: Cycloderma frenatum: Reproduction. J. Herp. Assoc. Africa (39): 26-27 - get paper here
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