genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. The term excludes seawater and brackish water, but it does include non-salty mi ...
turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Crypt ...
s ("terrapins" in
British English
British English is the set of Variety (linguistics), varieties of the English language native to the United Kingdom, especially Great Britain. More narrowly, it can refer specifically to the English language in England, or, more broadly, to ...
) in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Geoemydidae
The Geoemydidae (formerly known as Bataguridae) are one of the largest and most diverse families in the order Testudines (turtles), with about 70 species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two in ...
(formerly called Bataguridae). The genus ''Heosemys'' was split out of the related genus ''
Geoemyda
''Geoemyda'' is a genus of freshwater turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). It contains two species:
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group The Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG) is an informal working group of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG). It is composed of a number of leading turtle taxonomists, with varying participation by individual partici ...
(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,
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Arakan forest turtle
The Arakan forest turtle (''Heosemys depressa'') is a critically endangered turtle species native to the Arakan Hills in western Myanmar and the bordering Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. The Arakan forest turtle is a semiterrestrial turtl ...
(Boulenger, 1903), ''Heosemys depressa''
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Giant Asian pond turtle
The giant Asian pond turtle (''Heosemys grandis'') inhabits rivers, streams, marshes, and rice paddies from estuarine lowlands to moderate altitudes (up to about ) throughout Cambodia and Vietnam and in parts of Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thail ...
(Gray, 1860), ''Heosemys grandis''
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Spiny turtle
The spiny turtle (''Heosemys spinosa'') is a South-East Asian turtle species. It inhabits lowland and hill rainforest, usually dwelling in the vicinity of small streams in hill areas up to 1,000 m above sea level. It is found in Brunei, Indonesi ...
(Gray, 1831), ''Heosemys spinosa''
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Yellow-headed temple turtle
The yellow-headed temple turtle (''Heosemys annandalii'') is a large species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The common name, "yellow-headed temple turtle", is derived from the fact that it ...
(Anderson, 1875), ''Heosemys annandalii''
Some other species, initially placed here also, are now in different genera. The
Sulawesi forest turtle
The Sulawesi forest turtle (''Leucocephalon yuwonoi'') is a critically endangered species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is monotypic within the genus ''Leucocephalon''. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. These turtles have ...
is now classified under ''
Leucocephalon
The Sulawesi forest turtle (''Leucocephalon yuwonoi'') is a critically endangered species of turtle in the Family (biology), family Geoemydidae. The species is monotypic within the genus ''Leucocephalon''. It is Endemism, endemic to Sulawesi in In ...
'', the
Philippine forest turtle
''Siebenrockiella leytensis'' is a species of freshwater turtle endemism, endemic to the Philippines. It is classified as critically endangered. It is known as the Philippine forest turtle, the Philippine pond turtle, the Palawan turtle, or the ...
under ''
Siebenrockiella
''Siebenrockiella'' is a small genus of black marsh turtles. It used to be monotypic but now has two species with the addition of the Philippine forest turtle (moved from the genus '' Heosemys''). The genus was originally erected in 1869 by John ...
'', and the Cochin Forest
cane turtle
The Cochin forest cane turtle (''Vijayachelys silvatica''), also known as Kavalai forest turtle, forest cane turtle or simply cane turtle, is a rare turtle from the Western Ghats of India. Described in 1912, its type locality is given as "Near ...
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Vijayachelys
The Cochin forest cane turtle (''Vijayachelys silvatica''), also known as Kavalai forest turtle, forest cane turtle or simply cane turtle, is a rare turtle from the Western Ghats of India. Described in 1912, its type locality (biology), type loc ...