Animalia > Chordata > Testudines > Geoemydidae > Heosemys

Heosemys (forest turtles)

Synonyms: Hieremys

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Species

Heosemys annandalii (Yellow-headed Temple Turtle) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Heosemys depressa (Arakan Forest Turtle) (Critically Endangered)
Heosemys grandis (Giant Asian Pond Turtle) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Heosemys spinosa (Spiny turtle) (Endangered) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0