Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Giant Asian pond turtle (Heosemys grandis), recorded as Critically Endangered
Giant Asian pond turtle (Heosemys grandis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Giant Asian pond turtle

Heosemys grandis

The giant Asian pond turtle inhabits rivers, streams, marshes, and rice paddies from estuarine lowlands to moderate altitudes (up to about 400 metres (1,300 ft)) throughout Cambodia and Vietnam and in parts of Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and India.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Heosemys grandis
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Testudines · Geoemydidae · Heosemys

Appearance

Slight variations in coloration can be seen among the species. The carapace of the giant Asian pond turtle has a brown to black coloration with a distinct ridge along the center while the plastron is yellow in color. The head is gray to brown in color.

Range and habitat

Capable of living in water or on land the giant Asian pond turtle can be located along bodies of water such as lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and canals. The giant Asian pond turtle inhabits rivers, streams, marshes, and rice paddies from estuarine lowlands to moderate altitudes (up to about 400 metres (1,300 ft)) throughout Cambodia and Vietnam and in parts of Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and India.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Additionally, their habitat is threatened by land conversion for agriculture.

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Giant Asian pond turtle is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Giant Asian pond turtle, Wikidata item Q2179263. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Giant Asian pond turtle?
The giant Asian pond turtle inhabits rivers, streams, marshes, and rice paddies from estuarine lowlands to moderate altitudes (up to about 400 metres (1,300 ft)) throughout Cambodia and Vietnam and in parts of Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and India.
What is the conservation status of Giant Asian pond turtle?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Heosemys grandis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Giant Asian pond turtle live?
The giant Asian pond turtle inhabits rivers, streams, marshes, and rice paddies from estuarine lowlands to moderate altitudes (up to about 400 metres (1,300 ft)) throughout Cambodia and Vietnam and in parts of Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and India.
Why is Giant Asian pond turtle in crisis?
Additionally, their habitat is threatened by land conversion for agriculture.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Heosemys grandis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Giant Asian pond turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.