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Malayemys macrocephala (Malayan snail-eating turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Taxonomy
Malayemys macrocephala was named by Gray (1859). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Malayemys macrocephala Gray
2014Malayemys macrocephala van Dijk et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyGeoemydidaeTheobald 1868
subfamilyGeoemydinaeTheobald 1868
genusMalayemysLindholm 1931
speciesmacrocephalaGray 1859

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Malayemys macrocephala Gray 1859 [Malayan snail-eating turtle]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Saraburi) Malayemys macrocephala (201941)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Suphan Buri) Malayemys macrocephala (201928)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Lopburi) Malayemys macrocephala (201933 201936)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Singburi) Malayemys macrocephala (201942)