Wildlifeof Thailand
Giant Asian Pond Turtle
Geoemydidae
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Heosemys grandis
Basic stats
Diet
Aquatic plants, fruit, invertebrates and carrion
Habitat
Marshes, ponds and slow forest waterways
Range
Mainland Southeast Asia
The giant Asian pond turtle is a large, heavy-shelled freshwater turtle with a broad dark carapace and sturdy limbs. It inhabits marshes, ponds and slow waterways in mainland Southeast Asia and often moves over wet ground. An omnivore, it consumes aquatic plants, fallen fruit, invertebrates and carrion and spends time both in water and on land (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Near Threatened (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Giant Asian Pond Turtle eat?
- Aquatic plants, fruit, invertebrates and carrion
- What habitat does the Giant Asian Pond Turtle live in?
- Marshes, ponds and slow forest waterways
- Where is the Giant Asian Pond Turtle found?
- Mainland Southeast Asia