Yellow-headed temple turtle

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Yellow-headed temple turtle
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CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Heosemys
Species:
H. annandalii
Binomial name
Heosemys annandalii
(Boulenger, 1903) [3]
Synonyms [4]

The yellow-headed temple turtle (Heosemys annandalii) is a large species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

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Etymology

The common name, "yellow-headed temple turtle", is derived from the fact that it is often found near Buddhist temples within its range.[ citation needed ]

The specific name, annandalii, is in honor of Scottish herpetologist Nelson Annandale. [5]

Description

H. annandalii may grow to over 20 in (51 cm) in straight carapace length.[ citation needed ]

Behavior

H. annandalii is aquatic, and is generally herbivorous.[ citation needed ]

Conservation status

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) suspended trade of yellow-headed temple turtles in July 2012. [6]

Geographic range

H. annandalii is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Myanmar. [3] [4]

Habitat

Heosemys annandalii in Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center, Vietnam 2024-03-26-Heosemys annandalii-2975.jpg
Heosemys annandalii in Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center, Vietnam

The preferred natural habitats of H. annandalii are wet forests and freshwater wetlands. [1]

Captivity

H. annandalii may live in captivity for up to 35 years.[ citation needed ]

Two turtles were hatched in November 2019 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Heosemys annadali has been breed in captivity. [7]

Parasites

Leeches, Placobdelloides siamensis on the carapace of a yellow-headed temple turtle (arrows) Parasite180056-fig5B Placobdelloides siamensis (Glossiphoniidae).png
Leeches, Placobdelloides siamensis on the carapace of a yellow-headed temple turtle (arrows)

The leech Placobdelloides siamensis is an ectoparasite of this turtle. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cota, M.; Horne, B.D.; McCormack, T.; Timmins, R.J. (2021). "Heosemys annandalii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T10041A495907. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T10041A495907.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. 1 2 Rhodin 2011, p. 000.190
  4. 1 2 Fritz 2007, p. 224
  5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hieremys annandalii, p. 9).
  6. "Times-Tribune CITES 2012". 27 July 2012.
  7. "Yellow-headed temple turtles hatch at the Turtle Conservation Centre in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam". (10 April 2015). Asian Turtle Program. Archived from the original 8 January 2020.
  8. Chiangkul, Krittiya; Trivalairat, Poramad; Purivirojkul, Watchariya (2018). "Redescription of the Siamese shield leech Placobdelloides siamensis with new host species and geographic range". Parasite. 25: 56. doi:10.1051/parasite/2018056. ISSN   1776-1042. PMC   6254108 . PMID   30474597.
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