title: Aubry's flapshell turtle
text: # Aubry's flapshell turtle
  
  Aubry's flapshell turtle (Cycloderma aubryi) is a species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is endemic to Central Africa.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, aubryi, is in honor of Charles Eugène Aubry-Lecomte (1821–1879), who was a French civil servant and an amateur naturalist.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  C. aubryi is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, the Cabinda Province of Angola and likely in the Central African Republic.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitats of C. aubryi are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes up to 500 m (1,600 ft).
  
  ## Diet
  
  Adults of C. aubryi prey upon crabs, crayfish, and fish. Juveniles may also eat insects.
  
  ## Conservation status
  
  In 2017, the IUCN listed C. aubryi as vulnerable.
  
  