Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
|
Genus
Heosemys
 |
Forest Turtles
|
 |
Asiatische Erdschildkröten
|
 |
Asiatiske Skovskildpadder
|
|
1902 |  |
Heosemys Stejneger (type species: Emys spinosa Gray 1831) |
|
1916 | |
Hieremys Smith (type species: Cyclemys annandalii Boulenger 1903; syn. Diesmos, Parham, Stuart & Brown 2005; Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Contents:
4 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Formerly included in the genus
Geoemyda. The relationships of these two genera has been discussed by Lorenz (1984) and Moll, Groombridge & Vijaya (1987). Previously included
Vijayachelys silvatica.
Distribution:
SE. Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from:
Brunei,
Cambodia,
Indonesia
(Bangka,
Batu Islands,
Kalimantan,
Natuna Islands,
Sumatra),
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago]),
Myanmar,
Philippines
(Sulu Islands
[Siasi,
Tawi-Tawi]),
Singapore,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
| |
|
Heosemys annandalii
|
Yellow-headed Temple Turtle
|
|
Tempelschildkröte
|
|
Gulhovedet Tempelskildpadde
|
|
1903 | |
Cyclemys annandalii Boulenger |
|
| |
Hieremys annandalii Smith 1916 |
|
| |
Heosemys annandalii Diesmos, Parham, Stuart & Brown 2005 |
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago]),
Thailand,
Vietnam.
|
Heosemys annandalii
© Rune Midtgaard
|
|
Heosemys depressa
|
Arakan Forest Turtle
|
|
Flache Erdschildkröte
|
|
Arakan-skovskildpadde
|
|
1875 | |
Geoemyda depressa Anderson |
|
| |
Heosemys depressa Siebenrock 1909 |
|
1876 | |
Geoemyda arakana Theobald (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Myanmar.
|
|
|
Heosemys grandis
|
Giant Asian Pond Turtle, Asian Giant Terrapin, (Yellow-headed Temple Terrapin, Orange-headed Temple Terrapin)
|
|
Riesen-Erdschildkröte
|
|
Asiatisk Kæmpesumpskildpadde
|
|
1860 | |
Geoemyda grandis Gray |
|
| |
Clemmys grandis Strauch 1862 |
|
| |
Heosemys grandis Siebenrock 1909 |
Remarks:
The Myanmar population may represent a distinct species (Iverson & McCord 2006).
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia),
Myanmar,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
|
Heosemys grandis
© Rune Midtgaard
|
|
Heosemys spinosa
|
Spiny Turtle, Spiny Hill Turtle, Spiny Terrapin, Sunburst Turtle
|
|
Stachel-Erdschildkröte
|
|
Pigskildpadde, Tornet Sumpskildpadde
|
|
1831 | |
Emys spinosa Gray |
|
| |
Geoemyda spinosa Gray 1834 |
|
| |
Clemmys spinosa Fitzinger 1835 |
|
| |
Heosemys spinosa Stejneger 1902 |
Remarks:
Possibly a species complex (Spinks, Thomson, Hughes, Moxley, Brown, Diesmos & Shaffer 2012). Reports from Mindanao (Philippines) (e.g., Das 1996) are erroneous (Diesmos, Brown, Alcala & Sison 2008).
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Bangka,
Batu Islands,
Kalimantan,
Natuna Islands,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia),
Myanmar,
Philippines
(Sulu Islands
[Siasi,
Tawi-Tawi]),
Singapore,
Thailand.
|
|
|