Zambezi flapshell turtle
# Zambezi flapshell turtle

The Zambezi flapshell turtle (Cycloderma frenatum) is a species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae). Within its family, C. frenatum belongs to the smaller, and exclusively Old World, subfamily Cyclanorbinae.

## Geographic range

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

## Conservation status

C. frenatum is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

