Species of Thailand
Khorat snail-eating turtle
Binomial name: Malayemys khoratensis, Flora Ihlow, Melita Vamberger, Morris Flecks, Timo Hartmann, Michael Cota, Sunchai Makchai, Pratheep Meewattana, Jeffrey E. Dawson, Long Kheng, Dennis Rödder & Uwe Fritz, 2016
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Geoemydidae
- Genus
- Malayemys
- Species
- Malayemys khoratensis
Common names
- English:
- Khorat snail-eating turtle
- Isan snail-eating turtle
Synonyms
- Malayemys isan, Montri Sumontha, Timothy R. Brophy, Kirati Kunya, Suthep Wiboonatthapol & Olivier Sylvain Gérard Pauwels (2016)
- Malayemys khoratensis, Flora Ihlow, Melita Vamberger, Morris Flecks, Timo Hartmann, Michael Cota, Sunchai Makchai, Pratheep Meewattana, Jeffrey E. Dawson, Long Kheng, Dennis Rödder & Uwe Fritz (2016)
- Malayemys subtrijuga, Kubota et al. (2015)
- Malayemys subtrijuga, Bryan L. Stuart & Steven G. Platt (2004)
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- Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo
- Na Klang District, Nong Bua Lamphu
- Sikhio District, Nakhon Ratchasima
- Wichian Buri District, Phetchabun
- Yang Talat District, Kalasin
Range map of Malayemys khoratensis in Thailand
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Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
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