Malayan snail-eating turtle
Malayan snail-eating turtle | |
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Conservation status
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Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Geoemydidae |
Genus: | Malayemys |
Species: | M. macrocephala
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Binomial name | |
Malayemys macrocephala | |
Synonyms[3] | |
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The Malayan snail-eating turtle (Malayemys macrocephala) is a species of turtle in Malayemys genus of the family Geoemydidae.
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][3]
References[]
- ^ a b c Rhodin 2011, pp. 000.191
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c Fritz 2007, p. 227
Bibliography[]
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, 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" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22.
- Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- Malayemys macrocephala, The Reptile Database
Categories:
- Geoemydidae
- Turtles of Asia
- Reptiles of Southeast Asia
- Reptiles of Cambodia
- Reptiles of Malaysia
- Reptiles of Myanmar
- Reptiles of Thailand
- Reptiles described in 1859
- Taxa named by John Edward Gray
- Turtle stubs