Wildlifeof Thailand
Yellow-headed Temple Turtle
Tortoises & Freshwater Turtles
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Heosemys annandalii
Basic stats
Diet
Generally herbivorous
Habitat
Wet forest and freshwater wetlands
Range
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and possibly Myanmar
Size
Carapace to over 51cm
The yellow-headed temple turtle is a large freshwater turtle of the family Geoemydidae, with a straight carapace length that can exceed 51 cm. It is aquatic and generally herbivorous (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, and possibly Myanmar, and prefers wet forest and freshwater wetlands. Captive animals can live for up to 35 years and the species has been bred in zoos. The leech Placobdelloides siamensis is known to live on it as an external parasite (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Yellow-headed Temple Turtle eat?
- Generally herbivorous
- What habitat does the Yellow-headed Temple Turtle live in?
- Wet forest and freshwater wetlands
- Where is the Yellow-headed Temple Turtle found?
- Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and possibly Myanmar
- How big is the Yellow-headed Temple Turtle?
- Carapace to over 51cm