- Source: Heosemys
Heosemys is a genus of freshwater 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:
Arakan forest turtle (Boulenger, 1903), Heosemys depressa
Giant Asian pond turtle (Gray, 1860), Heosemys grandis
Spiny turtle (Gray, 1831), Heosemys spinosa
Yellow-headed temple turtle (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 Philippine forest turtle under Siebenrockiella, and the Cochin Forest cane turtle under Vijayachelys.
References
External links
"Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora paper" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-10-20. Retrieved 2005-05-04.
Key to identifying Heosemys species
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kura-kura bergerigi
- Kura-kura pipi-putih
- Placobdelloides siamensis
- Fauna Asia
- Heosemys
- Spiny turtle
- Giant Asian pond turtle
- Arakan forest turtle
- Geoemydidae
- Jackson ratio
- Philippine forest turtle
- Yellow-headed temple turtle
- Sulawesi forest turtle
- Placobdelloides siamensis
