Heosemys grandis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES GEOEMYDIDAE

Scientific Name: Heosemys grandis
Species Authority (Gray, 1860)
Common Name/s:
English – Giant Asian Pond Turtle

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   A1d+2cd   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 2000
Assessor/s Asian Turtle Trade Working Group
Evaluator/s: Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)
Justification:
Heosemys grandis is considered VU A1d+2d in Cambodia, Lao and Viet Nam; it is considered VU A2cd in Malaysia; the limited data for Myanmar and Thailand (currently not listed - OEPP 1997) suggest at least VU A1d.
History:
1996 – Lower Risk/near threatened (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam

Population [top]

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Semi-aquatic
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Conservation Actions [top]

Citation: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Heosemys grandis. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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