Biology:Malayemys khoratensis

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Malayemys khoratensis
Holotype of Malayemys khoratensis.PNG
Scientific classification edit
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[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Malayemys isan Somontha et al., 2017

The Khorat snail-eating turtle (Malayemys khoratensis) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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


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