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Yellow-headed temple turtle
Yellow-headed temple turtle in Turtle Conservation Center, Cuc-Phuong, Vietnam
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Heosemys
Species:	H. annandalii
Binomial name
Heosemys annandalii (Boulenger, 1903)[3]
Synonyms[4]
Cyclemys annandalii Boulenger, 1903 Hieremys annandalei M.A. Smith, 1916(ex errore) Cyclemys annandali Mell, 1929(ex errore) Cyclemys annandalei — M.A. Smith, 1930 Hieremys annandalii — M.A. Smith, 1930 Hieremys annandali —Mertens,L. Müller &Rust, 1934 Heosemys annandalii —Diesmos,Parham,B.L. Stuart &R.M. Brown, 2005

Theyellow-headed temple turtle (Heosemys annandalii) is a largespecies ofturtle in thefamilyGeoemydidae. The species is native toSouth Asia andSoutheast Asia.

The common name, "yellow-headed temple turtle", is derived from the fact that it is often found nearBuddhisttemples within its range.^{[citation needed]}

Thespecific name,annandalii, is in honor of Scottish herpetologistNelson Annandale.^[5]

H. annandalii may grow to over 20 in (51 cm) in straightcarapace length.^{[citation needed]}

H. annandalii is aquatic, and is generallyherbivorous.^{[citation needed]}

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) suspended trade of yellow-headed temple turtles in July 2012.^[6]

H. annandalii is found inCambodia,Laos,Malaysia,Thailand,Vietnam, and possiblyMyanmar.^[3][4]

The preferred naturalhabitats ofH. annandalii are wetforests and freshwaterwetlands.^[1]

H. annandalii may live in captivity for up to 35 years.^{[citation needed]}

Two turtles were hatched in November 2019 at theColumbus Zoo and Aquarium.Heosemys annadali has been breed in captivity.^[7]

TheleechPlacobdelloides siamensis is an ectoparasite of this turtle.^[8]

• Media related toHeosemys annandalii at Wikimedia Commons

Bibliography

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Bour, Roger (2011-12-31)."Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status"(PDF).Chelonian Research Monographs.5.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2012-01-31.
• Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007)."Checklist of Chelonians of the World".Vertebrate Zoology.57 (2):149–368.doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.

• Boulenger GA (1903). "Report on the Batrachians and Reptiles". pp. 131–178.In:Annandale N,Robinson HC (1903).Fasciculi Malayenses: Anthropological and Zoological Results of an Expedition to Perak and the Siamese Malay States, 1901-1902. Zoology, Part I. London, New York and Bombay: Longmans, Green & Co. for The University Press of Liverpool. 189 pp. (Cyclemys annandalii, new species, pp. 142–144 + Plates VII-VIII).
• Chan-ard, Tanya; Parr, John W.K.; Nabhitabhata, Jarujin (2015).A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 314 pp.ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover),ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
• Smith MA (1931).The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. I.—Loricata, Testudines. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxviii + 185 pp. + Plates I-II. ("Hieremys annandalei [sic]", pp. 107–109, Figures 24-25).

• IUCN Red List critically endangered species
• Heosemys
• Reptiles described in 1903
• Turtles of Asia

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