SREL Reprint #3162

Heosemys grandis (Giant Asian Pond Turtle). Anophthalmia

Joseph C. Mitchell1, Tracey D. Tuberville2, and Kurt A. Buhlmann3

1Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173, USA
2University of Georgia, Savannha River Ecology Lab, Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802, USA
3Conservation International, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science,
1919 M Street, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, USA

Abstract: This is the first report of natural anophthalmia for this poorly known freshwater turtle.

SREL Reprint #3162

Mitchell, J. C., T. D. Tuberville, and K. A. Buhlmann. 2004. Heosemys grandis (Giant Asian Pond Turtle). Anophthalmia. Herpetological Review 35(1): 55.

This information was provided by the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (srel.uga.edu).