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title: "Westliche Malaien-Sumpfschildkröte"
description: "Malayemys macrocephala — Reptilien. The Malayan snail-eating turtle (Malayemys macrocephala) is a species of turtle in Malayemys genus of the family Geoemydidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/malayan-snail-eating-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Westliche Malaien-Sumpfschildkröte

> Malayemys macrocephala — Reptilien. The Malayan snail-eating turtle (Malayemys macrocephala) is a species of turtle in Malayemys genus of the family Geoemydidae.

- Scientific name: *Malayemys macrocephala*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 729
- Wikidata: [Q2707346](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2707346)
- iNaturalist taxon: [560425](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/560425)

## Names

- en: Malayan Snail-eating Turtle
- de: Westliche Malaien-Sumpfschildkröte
- nl: Maleisische slakkeneter

## Countries with the most observations

TH (633), KH (7)

## Summary

The Malayan snail-eating turtle (Malayemys macrocephala) is a species of turtle in Malayemys genus of the family Geoemydidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_snail-eating_turtle

## Photo

![Westliche Malaien-Sumpfschildkröte](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/malayan-snail-eating-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147584862

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/malayan-snail-eating-turtle?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).