Big-headed turtle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Big-headed turtle Platysternon megacephalum Critically endangered

Where the big-headed turtle lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 16 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See turtles & tortoises on the world map

Scientific name	Platysternon megacephalum
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Platysternidae

Where does the big-headed turtle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the big-headed turtle in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Yunnan.

Hong Kong

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the big-headed turtle endangered?

The big-headed turtle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the big-headed turtle?

The big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Platysternidae, genus Platysternon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the big-headed turtle

The big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) is a species of turtle in the family Platysternidae from Southeast Asia and southern China.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Big-headed turtle (revision 1380914025), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q754035 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).