Common Name: Giant Asian Pond Turtle
Scientific Name: Heosemys grandis
Class: Reptiles
Diet: Omnivore
Size: Average fully grown adults can be up around 30cm - 34cm and 3kg - 5kg, however, they may grow maximum to 43.5cm with 10kg.
Average Lifespan: 20 - 30 years
Origin: Southeast Asia
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Physical Description
These turtles have dark brown to black carapace, with a light brown of keel on it.
Their skin colour are usually dark brown or grey and there will be orange marking on their head. However, some individuals' marking are very faint.
Males are larger than females and they have concave plastron.
They have large feet and webbing toes.
Habitat
They prefer slow-moving water sources, river and streams, lakes, swamps and marshes
Did You Know?
One of the largest hard-shelled, semi-aquatic Asian turtles.
They also known as '“Giant Asian Pond Terrapin” and “Giant Leaf Turtle”
They like basking in the the shallow water edge.
They also can be found hidden at the underneath ground.
They are hunted for their meat and for traditional Chinese medicine purpose.
They also threaten by habitat loss and drought at wetlands.
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