词条 | Yellow-headed temple turtle |
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| image = Yellow headed temple turtle.jpg | status = EN | status_system = IUCN2.3 | status_ref = [1] | genus = Heosemys | species = annandalii | authority = (Boulenger, 1903)[1] | synonyms = *Cyclemys annandalii {{small|Boulenger, 1903}}
| synonyms_ref = [2] }} The yellow-headed temple turtle (Heosemys annandalii ) is a large species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. EtymologyThe common name, "yellow-headed temple turtle", is derived from the fact that it is often found near Buddhist temples within its range.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} The specific name, annandalii, is in honor of Scottish herpetologist Nelson Annandale.[3] DescriptionH. annandalii may grow to over 20 in (51 cm) in straight carapace length.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} BehaviorH. annandalii is aquatic, and is generally herbivorous.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} Conservation statusThe Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) suspended trade of yellow-headed temple turtles in July 2012.[4] Geographic rangeH. annandalii is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Myanmar.[1][2]CaptivityH. annandalii may live in captivity for up to 35 years.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} ParasitesThe leech Placobdelloides siamensis is an ectoparasite of this turtle.[5] References1. ^1 2 {{Harnvb|Rhodin|2011|p=000.190}} 2. ^1 {{Harnvb|Fritz|2007|p=224}} 3. ^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Hieremys annandalii, p. 9). 4. ^{{cite web|title=Times-Tribune CITES 2012|url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/health-science/xxx-1.1349579}} 5. ^{{cite journal|last1=Chiangkul|first1=Krittiya|last2=Trivalairat|first2=Poramad|last3=Purivirojkul|first3=Watchariya|title=Redescription of the Siamese shield leech Placobdelloides siamensis with new host species and geographic range|journal=Parasite|volume=25|year=2018|pages=56|issn=1776-1042|doi=10.1051/parasite/2018056|url=https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2018/01/parasite180056/parasite180056.html}}
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