''Malayemys'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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. It was considered

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until 2005 It is found in several countries of Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy

The genus description is attributed to

Wassili Adolfovitch Lindholm Vasiliy Adolfovich Lindholm (; 1874 – 17 September 1935), also published as Wilhelm Adolf Lindholm, was a Russian malacologist and herpetologist. Lindholm was a curator at the Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Acade ...

in 1931. ''Damonia'' was used by

John Edward Gray John Edward Gray (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The same is used for a z ...

in 1869, but is considered a

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. It was considered monotypic until 2004. As of 2016, the genus consists of three species: '' Malayemys macrocephala'', '' Malayemys subtrijuga'' and '' Malayemys khoratensis''. The name ''Malayemys isan'' has been demonstrated to have not been published until after the name ''M. khoratensis'' if it was published under the code at all. The genus consists of three species. *'' Malayemys macrocephala'' *'' Malayemys subtrijuga'' *'' Malayemys khoratensis''

Distribution

''Malayemys'' has a native distribution in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, and was introduced into Java, Indonesia.

References

Geoemydidae Reptiles of Cambodia Reptiles of Laos Reptiles of Malaysia Reptiles of Thailand Reptiles of Vietnam Reptiles of Indonesia Turtle genera Taxa named by Wassili Adolfovitch Lindholm {{Turtle-stub