Siebenrockiella crassicollis (GRAY, 1831)

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Higher Taxa	Geoemydidae or Bataguridae, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Siamese Temple Turtle, Black Marsh Turtle G: Dickhalsschildkröte
Synonym	Emys crassicollis GRAY 1831 Emys Crassicolis [sic] — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1835: 325 Emys nigra BLYTH 1855 (non Emys nigra HALLOWELL 1854) Emys crassicollis GRAY 1857: 343 Bellia crassilabris THEOBALD 1876 (ex errore) Pangshura cochinchinensis TIRANT 1885 Bellia crassicollis — BOULENGER 1889 Siebenrockiella crassicollis — MERTENS et al. 1934 Siebenrockiella crassicollis — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 454 Siebenrockiella crassicollis — COX et al. 1998: 130 Siebenrockiella crassicollis — SANG et al. 2009
Distribution	S Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand (incl. Phuket), Myanmar (= Burma) (Tenasserim), Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo), Singapore Type locality: "Sumatra". Map legend: - Region according to the TDWG standard, not a precise distribution map. NOTE: TDWG regions are generated automatically from the text in the distribution field and this does not always work properly. We are working on it.
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1947.3.5.36.
Comment	Etymology: Named after Friedrich Siebenrock (1853-1925), Austrian zoologist. Behavior: nocturnal Reproduction: oviparous.
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External links	IUCN Red List - Siebenrockiella crassicollis - Vulnerable, VU Google images

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