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Heosemys (Forest turtles)

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Taxonomy
Heosemys was named by Gray (1831). It is extant.

It was assigned to Emydidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Geoemydinae by van Dijk et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Heosemys Gray
1996Heosemys Frank and Ramus
2014Heosemys van Dijk et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyGeoemydidaeTheobald 1868
subfamilyGeoemydinaeTheobald 1868
genusHeosemysGray 1831

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Heosemys Gray 1831 [Forest turtles]
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Heosemys annandalii Boulenger 1903 [Yellow-headed temple turtle]
Heosemys depressa Anderson 1875 [Arakan forest turtle]
Heosemys grandis Gray 1860 [Giant Asian pond turtle]
Heosemys leytensis Tayor 1920 [Philippine pond turtle]
Heosemys spinosa Gray 1831 [Spiny turtle]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima) Heosemys grandis, Heosemys annandalii (143885)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Saraburi) Heosemys grandis, Heosemys annandalii (201941)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Singburi) Heosemys sp., Heosemys grandis, Heosemys annandalii (201942)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Lopburi) Heosemys sp., Heosemys annandalii (201936) Heosemys sp., Heosemys grandis (201933)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Suphan Buri) Heosemys sp., Heosemys annandalii (201928)