Khorat snail-eating turtle explained

The Khorat snail-eating turtle (Malayemys khoratensis) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. They are freshwater turtles from Khorat Plateau in Thailand (hence where they get their name from) but were found for the first time in Udon Thani, Thailand.^{[1] [2]}

They are predominately found in the Chi River Basin and upper Mun River Basin to the Mekong River. ^[3]

Notes and References

1. Chiangkul . Krittiya . Trivalairat . Poramad . Purivirojkul . Watchariya . 2018 . Redescription of the Siamese shield leechPlacobdelloides siamensiswith new host species and geographic range . Parasite . 25 . 56 . 10.1051/parasite/2018056 . 30474597 . 1776-1042. 6254108 .
2. Platt . Steven G. . Thongsavath . Oudomxay . Leslie . Samuel C. . Brakels . Peter . Dawson . Jeffery E. . Ihlow . Flora . Rainwater . Thomas R. . 2022-06-13 . On the Occurrence of the Khorat Snail-Eating Turtle (Malayemys khoratensis) in Lao People's Democratic Republic with Notes on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Exploitation . Chelonian Conservation and Biology . 21 . 1 . 10.2744/ccb-1525.1 . 250315925 . 1071-8443.
3. Thotsapol Chaianunporn, Monthakarn Mokarat, Apichaya Ruangsakunporn, Wibhu Kutanan, Khemika Lomthaisong, Kanokporn Chaianunporn, Sarun Keithmaleesatti; Distribution Ranges of Snail-Eating Turtle Species (Malayemys spp.) in Northeastern and Eastern Thailand. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2024;https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1515.1