''Heosemys'' is a
genus of
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
turtles ("terrapins" in
British English) in the
family Geoemydidae (formerly called Bataguridae). The genus ''Heosemys'' was split out of the related genus ''
Geoemyda'' by McDowell in 1964.
Species
Four species are placed under ''Heosemys'':
[ Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (Rhodin, A.G.J., van Dijk, P.P, Iverson, J.B., and Shaffer, H.B.).2010]
Turtles of the world, 2010 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status
In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Pritchard, P.C.H., van Dijk, P.P., Saumure, R.A., Buhlmann, K.A., Iverson, J.B., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. ''Chelonian Research Monographs'' No. 5. pp. 000.85-000.164,
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Arakan forest turtle
The Arakan forest turtle (''Heosemys depressa'') is a critically endangered turtle species native to the Arakan Hills in western Myanmar and the bordering Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. The Arakan forest turtle is a semiterrestrial turtl ...
(Boulenger, 1903), ''Heosemys depressa''
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Giant Asian pond turtle (Gray, 1860), ''Heosemys grandis''
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Spiny turtle
The spiny turtle (''Heosemys spinosa'') is a South-East Asian turtle species. It inhabits lowland and hill rainforest, usually in the vicinity of small streams, mainly in hill areas up to 900 m above sea level.
Description
The origin of its c ...
(Gray, 1831), ''Heosemys spinosa''
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Yellow-headed temple turtle
The yellow-headed temple turtle (''Heosemys annandalii'') is a large species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The common name, "yellow-headed temple turtle", is derived from the fact that i ...
(Anderson, 1875), ''Heosemys annandalii''
Some other species, initially placed here also, are now in different genera. The
Sulawesi forest turtle is now classified under ''
Leucocephalon
The Sulawesi forest turtle (''Leucocephalon yuwonoi'') is a critically endangered species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is monotypic within the genus ''Leucocephalon''. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Etymology
The s ...
'', the
Philippine forest turtle under ''
Siebenrockiella'', and the Cochin Forest
cane turtle under ''
Vijayachelys''.
References
External links
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Key to identifying Heosemys species
Reptiles of Bangladesh
Turtle genera
Taxa named by Leonhard Stejneger
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