Notochelys

Malayan flat-shelled turtle

Malayan flat-shelled turtle

Species of turtle

The Malayan flat-shelled turtle (Notochelys platynota) is a species of turtle found in Southeast Asia.[1][4]

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Distribution

It is found in the mainland Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia,[1][4] Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore[4]) and in parts of the Malay Archipelago (Sumatra, Java, Borneo).[1][4]

Type locality: "in India Orientali", later restricted to "Sumatra; Singapore" by Gray (1863:177).[4]

Habitat

This species can be found in lowland forests and wetlands, including streams and small creeks.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Kusrini, M.D.; Hamidy, A.; Guntoro, J.; Cota, M.; Schoppe, S. (2021). "Notochelys platynota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T14856A546301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T14856A546301.en. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. [3]
    Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 237–238. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.
  4. [4]
    Notochelys platynota at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 April 2024.

Further reading

  • Buskirk, James 1997 The Malayan Flat-Shelled Turtle Notochelys platynota Vivarium 9 (1): 6–9;15
  • Gray, J.E. 1834 Characters of several new species of freshwater tortoises (Emys) from India and China. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 2: 53-55
  • Gray, J.E. 1863 Observations on the box tortoises, with the descriptions of three new Asiatic species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863: 173-179
  • Gray, J.E. 1864 Observations on the box tortoises, with the description of three new Asiatic species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 13: 105-111
  • Gray, J.E. 1873 On the original form, development, and cohesion of the bones of the sternum of chelonians; with notes on the skeleton of Sphargis. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 11: 161-172
  • Liat, Lim Boo & Das, Indraneil 1999 The turtles of Borneo and peninsular Malaysia. Kota Kinabalu, natural History Publications, 151 pp.


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