Malayan Snail-eating Turtle

Malayemys macrocephala est une espèce de tortues de la famille des Geoemydidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre au Cambodge, en Malaisie péninsulaire, en Birmanie et en Thaïlande. Publication originale Gray, 1859 : Description of a new species of freshwater tortoise from Siam.

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). Description The Malayan snail-eating turtle has the basic freshwater turtle characteristics to represent an animal model when it comes to developmental biology.

Malayemys es un género de tortugas de la familia Geoemydidae. Las especies de este género se distribuyen por el sudeste de Asia. ​ Especies Se reconocen las siguientes tres especies:​ Malayemys khoratensis Ihlow, Vamberger, Flecks, Hartmann, Cota, Makchai, Meewattana, Dawson, Kheng, Rödder & Fritz, 2016 - Nordeste de Tailandia.