A New Snail-Eating Turtle of the Genus Malayemys Lindholm, 1931 (Geoemydidae) from Thailand and Laos

Timothy R. Brophy; M. Sumontha; K. Kunya; S. Wiboonatthapol; O.S.G. Pauwels

A New Snail-Eating Turtle of the Genus Malayemys Lindholm, 1931 (Geoemydidae) from Thailand and Laos

Timothy R. Brophy, M. Sumontha, K. Kunya, S. Wiboonatthapol, O.S.G. Pauwels

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Abstract

We describe a snail-eating turtle, Malayemys isan sp. nov., from the Mekong River Basin in northeastern Thailand (Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai and Udon Thani provinces) and the adjacent Vientiane area in Laos. The new species is readily distinguishable from M. subtrijuga by its two (vs. six to nine) nasal stripes, and from both M. subtrijuga and M. macrocephala by its thin, often discontinuous, infraorbital stripe that never reaches the loreal seam. This geographically-restricted new species is sold in several food markets throughout the species‟ distribution and is in urgent need of conservation measures.

Original language	American English
Journal	Taprobanica (The Asian Journal of Biodiversity)
Volume	8
Issue number	1
State	Published - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

Aquatic ecosystems
biodiversity
herpetofauna
Mekong
snail-eating turtle

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Animal Sciences
Aquaculture and Fisheries

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A New Snail-Eating Turtle of the Genus Malayemys Lindholm, 1931 (Geoemydidae) from Thailand and Laos

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