HERPADEX
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Basic information
Heosemys grandis
Giant Asian Pond Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyEurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles
GenusHeosemys
- Czech name
- Želva černavá
- English name
- Giant Asian Pond Turtle
- Alternative names
- Riesenerdschildkröte
- Synonyms
- Geoemyda grandis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Lake, Pond, River, Swamp, Swamp forest, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Ground, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body mass
- max 14,044 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 29.6 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~5 individuals
- Sex determination
- Temperature-dependent sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3KVX9 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4