Malayan Snail-eating Turtle (Malayemys macrocephala): facts, sounds & photos

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Malayan Snail-eating Turtle (Malayemys macrocephala) lives in freshwater across Cambodia, Myanmar, west Malaysia, Thailand. Its conservation status is Least Concern.

Fascinating facts about the Malayan Snail-eating Turtle

It is a freshwater turtle that can serve as an animal model for developmental biology.
Its diet includes predominantly molluscs, especially freshwater snails in the Chao Phraya and Mae Klong basins.
It is found in Cambodia, Myanmar, western Malaysia and Thailand, including the coastal southeastern and central parts of the Chao Phraya and Mae Klong basins.

At a glance

RangeCambodia, Myanmar, west Malaysia, Thailand

Habitatfreshwater

Dietpredominantly molluscs

About the Malayan Snail-eating Turtle

The Malayan snail-eating turtle (Malayemys macrocephala) is a freshwater turtle whose females have larger heads than males and feed mainly on molluscs. It occurs in the coastal southeastern and central basins of the Chao Phraya and Mae Klong rivers, and its range includes Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and western Malaysia.

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