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Heosemys grandis

Updated on 12 January 2021


Common name: Giant Asian Pond turtle; Orange-headed Temple turtle
Scientific name:Heosemys grandis (Gray, 1860)
Distribution: Southeast Asia
CITES listing: Appendix II (13/02/2003)
Photo: © CITES Management Authority of China

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