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Khorat snail-eating turtle
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Malayemys
Species:
M. khoratensis
Binomial name
Malayemys khoratensis
Ihlow, et al. 2016[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Malayemys isan Somontha et al., 2017

The Khorat snail-eating turtle (Malayemys khoratensis) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. They are freshwater turtles from Khorat Plateau in Thailand (hence where they get their name from) but were found for the first time in Udon Thani, Thailand.[4][5]

They are predominately found in the Chi River Basin and upper Mun River Basin to the Mekong River. [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  2. ^ Ihlow, F., Vamberger, M., Flecks, M., Hartmann, T., Cota, M., Makchai, S., Meewattana, P., Dawson, J. E., Long Kheng, L., Rödder, D. & Fritz, U. 2016. Integrative Taxonomy of Southeast Asian Snail-Eating Turtles (Geoemydidae: Malayemys) Reveals a New Species and Mitochondrial Introgression. PLoS ONE 11(4):e0153108. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153108.
  3. ^ Thomson, S. A., Lambertz, M. 2017. On the Nomenclatural Status of the Recently Described Snail-eating Turtle from Southeast Asia (Testudines, Geoemydidae): Malayemys khoratensis Ihlow et al. 2016 vs. Malayemys isan Sumontha et al. 2016. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. December 2017, 16(2):239-245 [1]PDF
  4. ^ Chiangkul, Krittiya; Trivalairat, Poramad; Purivirojkul, Watchariya (2018). "Redescription of the Siamese shield leechPlacobdelloides siamensiswith new host species and geographic range". Parasite. 25: 56. doi:10.1051/parasite/2018056. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 6254108. PMID 30474597.
  5. ^ Platt, Steven G.; Thongsavath, Oudomxay; Leslie, Samuel C.; Brakels, Peter; Dawson, Jeffery E.; Ihlow, Flora; Rainwater, Thomas R. (2022-06-13). "On the Occurrence of the Khorat Snail-Eating Turtle (Malayemys khoratensis) in Lao People's Democratic Republic with Notes on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Exploitation". Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 21 (1). doi:10.2744/ccb-1525.1. ISSN 1071-8443. S2CID 250315925.
  6. ^ Thotsapol Chaianunporn, Monthakarn Mokarat, Apichaya Ruangsakunporn, Wibhu Kutanan, Khemika Lomthaisong, Kanokporn Chaianunporn, Sarun Keithmaleesatti; Distribution Ranges of Snail-Eating Turtle Species (Malayemys spp.) in Northeastern and Eastern Thailand. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2024;[2]