Arakan Forest Turtle
Heosemys depressa
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Geoemydidae
The Arakan forest turtle (Heosemys depressa) is a critically endangered turtle species native to the Arakan Hills in western Myanmar and the bordering Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. The Arakan forest turtle is a semiterrestrial turtle, meaning it can survive in aquatic as well as terrestrial habitats, but adults prefer living in terrestrial habitats. Taxonomy Geoëmyda depressa was the scientific name proposed by Anderson in 1875 who described a zoological specimen collected in Arakan.
Heosemys depressa est une espèce de tortues de la famille des Geoemydidae. Répartition et habitat Cette espèce est endémique de Birmanie. Elle vit dans les forêts tropicales sempervirentes et dans les fourrés de bambous en bordure de ruisseaux.
Heosemys es un género de tortugas de la familia Geoemydidae. Las especies de este género se distribuyen por el sudeste de Asia.
Distribution
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