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Vertebrata (1163)
"Reptiles" (111)
Testudines (Turtles And Tortoises) (12)
Geoemydidae (Terrapins) (7)
Cyclemys dentata
Heosemys spinosa
(Gray, 1830
Spiny Hill Terrapin, Spiny Terrapin
Mauremys sinensis
Nathanael Maury
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Identified By: Nathanael Maury
Species Interactions (1)
Preyed upon by
Keeled Rat Snake
Ptyas carinata
References
Donelly, 2023. Nature in Singapore 16: e2023051
Basic Information
Classification:
Vertebrata: "Reptilia": Testudines: Geoemydidae (Asian terrapins)
Residency Status:
Native
Biology/Ecology
Ecology:
Rare, with a restricted distribution.
External Links
Ecology Asia
Singapore Biodiversity Records
Dead juvenile spiny terrapin at Sime forest
Juvenile spiny terrapin at MacRitchie forest
Spiny terrapins in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve
Spiny terrapin scavenging on a bat carcass
Synonyms
Geoemyda spinosa
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