Mekong Snail-eating Turtle
Malayemys subtrijuga
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Geoemydidae
The Mekong snail-eating turtle (Malayemys subtrijuga) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It was monotypic within the genus Malayemys until Brophy (2004, 2005) reevaluated (based on morphology) Malayemys macrocephala (Gray, 1859), which has been long time considered to be a synonym of M. subtrijuga.
Malayemys subtrijuga est une espèce de tortues de la famille des Geoemydidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre au Cambodge, au Laos, au Viêt Nam et en Thaïlande. Elle a été introduite sur l'île de Java en Indonésie.
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.
Distribution
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