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A New Snail-Eating Turtle of the Genus Malayemys Lindholm, 1931 (Geoemydidae) from Thailand and Laos
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Publication Date
1-1-2016
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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.
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Timothy R. Brophy, M. Sumontha, K. Kunya, S. Wiboonatthapol, et al.. "A New Snail-Eating Turtle of the Genus Malayemys Lindholm, 1931 (Geoemydidae) from Thailand and Laos" (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/timothy_brophy/30/
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Sumontha, M., T.R. Brophy, K. Kunya, S. Wiboonatthapol, and O.S.G. Pauwels. 2016. A new snail-eating turtle of the genus Malayemys Lindholm, 1931 (Geoemydidae) from Thailand and Laos. Taprobanica (The Asian Journal of Biodiversity) 8(1): 1-9, plates 1-10.