Malayan snail-eating turtle

Malayan snail-eating turtle
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Malayemys
Species:	M. macrocephala
Binomial name
Malayemys macrocephala (Gray, 1859)
Synonyms
Geoclemmys macrocephala Gray, 1859 Clemmys macrocephala Strauch, 1862 Emys macrocephala Günther, 1864 Damonia macrocephala Gray, 1869 Geoclemys macrocephala Bourret, 1941 Malayemys macrocephala Brophy, 2004

See also: Malayemys subtrijuga

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).

Bibliography

• van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour; Rhodin, Anders G.J. (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 (PDF) on 2012-01-22. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Malayemys macrocephala, The Reptile Database