What family does Notochelys platynota (Gray, 1834) belong to?

Notochelys platynota (Gray, 1834) (Notochelys platynota (Gray, 1834)) belongs to the family Geoemydidae, order null, in the kingdom Animalia. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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Notochelys platynota (Gray, 1834) is a animal in the Geoemydidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Animalia

Notochelys platynota (Gray, 1834)

Notochelys platynota, the Malayan flat-shelled turtle, is the only species in its genus, found across Southeast Asian lowland forests and wetlands.

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Family

Geoemydidae

Genus

Notochelys

Order

Class

Testudines

About Notochelys platynota (Gray, 1834)

Scientific Classification and Naming

The Malayan flat-shelled turtle, with the scientific name Notochelys platynota (Gray, 1834), is a species of turtle native to Southeast Asia. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Notochelys, meaning the genus contains only this one species.

Mainland Distribution

This turtle occurs across mainland Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Singapore. It is also found in parts of the Malay Archipelago, specifically Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.

Type Locality

The original type locality for this species was recorded as "in India Orientali"; this was later restricted to "Sumatra; Singapore" by Gray in 1863 (page 177).