Malayemys macrocephala
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Malayan snail-eating turtle (Malayemys macrocephala) is a species of turtle in Malayemys genus of the family Geoemydidae. The Malayan snail-eating turtle is found in the Cambodia, Myanmar, west Malaysia and Thailand (coastal southeastern and central of Chao Phraya and Mae Klong basins).
The Malayan snail-eating turtle has the basic freshwater turtle characteristics to represent an animal model when it comes to developmental biology. Females grow to have prominently larger heads than males. Those with large heads and other particular functions are fitted to diets including predominantly molluscs.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
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| 1 | Milwaukee County Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Snail-eating Turtle sighting in Bangkok on a given day, based on 128 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 11th most-seen of the 35 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, September and December–February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Snail-eating Turtle in Bangkok on a given day, against about 10% in March, May–August and October–November, the lowest months.
Only Bangkok, in our data
Bangkok is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Malayan Snail-eating Turtle sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malayan Snail-eating Turtle is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Bangkok (128 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
