Yellow-headed temple turtle

Yellow-headed temple turtle
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Heosemys
Species:	H. annandalii
Binomial name
Heosemys annandalii Boulenger, 1903[1]
Synonyms[2]
Cyclemys annandalii Boulenger, 1903 Hieremys annandalei Smith, 1916 (ex errore) Cyclemys annandali Mell, 1929 (ex errore) Cyclemys annandalei Smith, 1930 Hieremys annandalii Smith, 1930 Hieremys annandali Mertens, Müller & Rust, 1934 Heosemys annandalii Diesmos, Parham, Stuart & Brown, 2005

The yellow-headed temple turtle (Heosemys annandalii) is a large turtle native to Southeast Asia. Its name is derived from the fact that it is often found near Buddhist temples within its range.

These turtles are aquatic and grow to over 20 in (51 cm) in size. They have been reported to live in captivity for up to 35 years. They are generally herbivorous.

CITES suspended trade of yellow-headed temple turtles in July 2012^[3]

Geographic range

They are found in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia, and possibly Myanmar.^[1][2]

References

Bibliography

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22. 
• Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17.