The Malayan snail-eating turtle (''Malayemys macrocephala'') is a species of
turtle in
Malayemys
''Malayemys'' is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. It was considered monotypic until 2005 It is found in several countries of Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy
The genus description is attributed to Wassili Adolfovitch Lindholm in 1931.
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genus of the family
Geoemydidae.
Distribution
The Malayan snail-eating turtle is found in the
Cambodia,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, west
Malaysia and
Thailand (coastal southeastern and central of
Chao Phraya and
Mae Klong basins).
References
Bibliography
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''Malayemys macrocephala'' The Reptile Database
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
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