Malayan snail-eating turtle
Malayan snail-eating turtle |
Conservation status |
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Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Class: |
Reptilia |
Order: |
Testudines |
Family: |
Geoemydidae |
Genus: |
Malayemys |
Species: |
M. macrocephala |
Binomial name |
Malayemys macrocephala (Gray, 1859)[1][2] |
Synonyms[2] |
- Geoclemmys macrocephala Gray, 1859
- Clemmys macrocephala Strauch, 1862
- Emys macrocephala Günther, 1864
- Damonia macrocephala Gray, 1869
- Geoclemys macrocephala Bourret, 1941
- Malayemys macrocephala Brophy, 2004
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The Malayan snail-eating turtle (Malayemys macrocephala) is a species of turtle in Malayemys genus of the Geoemydidae family.
Distribution
The Malayan snail-eating turtle is found in the Cambodia, Myanmar, west Malaysia and Thailand (coastal southeastern and central of Chao Phraya and Mae Klong basins).[1][2]
References
Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 6. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22.
- Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (pdf). Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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- Chelonia
- Eretmochelys
- Natator
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