spiny turtle (Heosemys spinosa) Bako NP, Sarawak, MALAYSIA
Date 13 March 2007, 07:23
Source Spiny Turtle (Heosemys spinosa)
Author Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spiny_Turtle_(Heosemys_spinosa)_(6707257639).jpg
The spiny turtle (Heosemys spinosa) inhabits lowland and hill rainforest, usually in the vicinity of small streams. The origin of its common and specific name is immediately apparent from the sharp, pointed, spiky-edged carapace, and spiny keel, of this unique turtle, also known as the 'cog-wheel turtle'. The spiny turtle is known from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
