---
title: "Yellow-headed Temple Turtle"
description: "Heosemys annandalii — Répteis. The yellow-headed temple turtle (Heosemys annandalii) is a large species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellow-headed-temple-turtle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-headed Temple Turtle

> Heosemys annandalii — Répteis. The yellow-headed temple turtle (Heosemys annandalii) is a large species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.

- Scientific name: *Heosemys annandalii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 1026
- Wikidata: [Q302214](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q302214)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73822](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73822)

## Names

- en: Yellow-headed Temple Turtle
- de: Tempelschildkröte
- nl: Tempelschildpad
- pl: Żółw świątynny

## Countries with the most observations

TH (830), VN (13)

## Summary

The yellow-headed temple turtle (Heosemys annandalii) is a large species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-headed_temple_turtle

## Photo

![Yellow-headed Temple Turtle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-headed-temple-turtle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Edmunds · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/334325538

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-headed-temple-turtle?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).