Heosemys Explained

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:^{[1] [2]}

• 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.

External links

• Web site: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora paper. 2005-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20041020074409/http://www.cites.org/eng/cop/12/prop/E12-P22.pdf. 2004-10-20. dead.
• Key to identifying Heosemys species

Notes and References

1. Artner. H.. 2008. The World's Extant Turtle Species. Emys. 15. 3. March 27, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110912072018/http://www.chelonia2002.com/ownimages/artnerchecklist.pdf. September 12, 2011.
2. [Turtle Taxonomy Working Group]