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.
| Heosemys | |
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| Arakan forest turtle (Heosemys depressa) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Subfamily: | Geoemydinae |
| Genus: | Heosemys Stejneger, 1902 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Hieremys | |
Species
editFour 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.
References
edit- ^ Artner, H. (2008). "The World's Extant Turtle Species" (PDF). Emys. 15 (3). Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ 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, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v3.2010
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Heosemys.
- "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
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