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Basic information
Heosemys spinosa
Spiny turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyEurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles
GenusHeosemys
- Czech name
- Želva ostnitá
- English name
- Spiny turtle
- Alternative names
- Spiny Terrapin, Stachelrandschildkröte, Sunburst Turtle
- Synonyms
- Emys spinosa
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Swamp, Swamp forest, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 220 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,790 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 29.7 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 22.1 years
- Activity
- Diurnal, Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~1 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3KVXC · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4