Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Platysternidae Bibliography of the genus Platysternon Biodiversity of the family Platysternidae Genus Platysternon Big-headed Turtle Grosskopfschildkröte Storhovedskildpadde 1831 Platysternon Gray (type species: Platysternon megacephalum Gray 1831) 1846 Platysternum Agassiz [substitute name] (syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: As for the single species. Platysternon megacephalum Big-headed Turtle, Big-headed Terrapin, Yingzugui Grosskopfschildkröte Storhovedskildpadde 1831 Platysternon megacephalum Gray Emys megacephala Schlegel 1838 1870 Platysternon peguense Gray Platysternon megacephalum peguense Wermuth 1960 1969 Platysternon megacephalum vogeli Wermuth (Fritz & Havas 2006) 1984 Platysternon megacephalum tristernalis Schleich & Gruber (Fritz & Havas 2006) 1987 Platysternon megacephalum shiui Ernst & McCord Other common names: megacephalum: Chinese Big-headed Turtle peguense: Burmese Big-headed Turtle shiui: Vietnamese Big-headed Turtle tristernalis: Yunnan Big-headed Turtle vogeli: Thai Big-headed Turtle Introduced to: Taiwan. Distribution: Cambodia, China (Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hong Kong, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Platysternon megacephalum © Henrik Bringsøe