Big-headed Turtle

Reptiles

May 30

Written By Elizabeth Zhang

© Ray So

English name: Big-headed Turtle

Scientific name: Platysternon megacephalum

Geographic range: Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar; Thailand, Viet Nam

Taxonomic group: Reptile

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ASAP Partners working to conserve this species

Partners

Myanmar Biodiversity Fund

News and projects

Articles & Stories

New training course will boost fundraising for conservation in Southeast Asia

New training course will boost fundraising for conservation in Southeast Asia

Announcing the launch of our new website!

Announcing the launch of our new website!

Bringing women conservation leaders together in Siem Reap

Bringing women conservation leaders together in Siem Reap

Saving the Visayan Warty Pig from the African Swine Fever virus

Saving the Visayan Warty Pig from the African Swine Fever virus

Emergency relocation of the world's only ex situ conservation programme for Gigante Wrinkled Ground Frog

Emergency relocation of the world's only ex situ conservation programme for Gigante Wrinkled Ground Frog

Relocation Building a breeding enclosure to support the recovery of Siamese Crocodile in Laos amidst an obligatory relocation

Relocation Building a breeding enclosure to support the recovery of Siamese Crocodile in Laos amidst an obligatory relocation

Urgent repairs to the breeding facilities for two ASAP bird species at Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity

Urgent repairs to the breeding facilities for two ASAP bird species at Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity

Urgent surveys to determine population status, key threats, and conservation action for three fishes endemic to Lake Poso, Sulawesi

Urgent surveys to determine population status, key threats, and conservation action for three fishes endemic to Lake Poso, Sulawesi

Urgent conservation action for the catfish Clarias sulcatus, an island endemic species in Redang Island

Urgent conservation action for the catfish Clarias sulcatus, an island endemic species in Redang Island

Flood-proofing an important hatchery for the Palawan Forest Turtle

Flood-proofing an important hatchery for the Palawan Forest Turtle

Releasing a Philippine Eagle back to the Bislig Key Biodiversity Area (KBA)

Releasing a Philippine Eagle back to the Bislig Key Biodiversity Area (KBA)

Gathering the evidence needed to conserve critical habitat for Vietnam’s most threatened amphibians

Gathering the evidence needed to conserve critical habitat for Vietnam’s most threatened amphibians

Maintaining a nest box network for Bali Starling in Besikalung Wildlife Sanctuary

Maintaining a nest box network for Bali Starling in Besikalung Wildlife Sanctuary

Investigating the illegal trade in Vietnamese Crested Argus

Strengthening mitigation measures to protect the Sulawesi Crested Black Macaques in a time of crisis

Strengthening mitigation measures to protect the Sulawesi Crested Black Macaques in a time of crisis

Surveys for Delacour’s Langurs in an unprotected area of limestone forest

Surveys for Delacour’s Langurs in an unprotected area of limestone forest

Maintaining the conservation breeding programmes for three ASAP bird species

Maintaining the conservation breeding programmes for three ASAP bird species

Establishing a conservation programme for the Gigante Wrinkled Ground Frog

Establishing a conservation programme for the Gigante Wrinkled Ground Frog

Maintaining the wild Bali Starling population on Nusa Penida island

Maintaining the wild Bali Starling population on Nusa Penida island

Producing a 5-year roadmap for the conservation of Javan Blue Flycatcher in Central Java

Producing a 5-year roadmap for the conservation of Javan Blue Flycatcher in Central Java

Stakeholder engagement meeting for the safe capture and handling of Large-antlered Muntjac

Establishing the next steps and the roles of different ASAP Partners in conserving an important population of Malaysian Giant Turtle

Establishing the next steps and the roles of different ASAP Partners in conserving an important population of Malaysian Giant Turtle

Collaborating for Rück's Blue Flycatcher surveys and research in Sikundur, North Sumatra

Collaborating for Rück's Blue Flycatcher surveys and research in Sikundur, North Sumatra

Learning about ex situ conservation for tortoises and turtles from ASAP Partners in Vietnam and Cambodia

Learning about ex situ conservation for tortoises and turtles from ASAP Partners in Vietnam and Cambodia

Addressing the threat of human – wildlife conflict to a very small and vulnerable population of Tamaraw in the lowlands of Aruyan-Malati

Addressing the threat of human – wildlife conflict to a very small and vulnerable population of Tamaraw in the lowlands of Aruyan-Malati

Conservation of the Critically Endangered Cameron Highland Sticky Frog (Kalophrynus yongi) in the Mount Brinchang Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia

Conservation of the Critically Endangered Cameron Highland Sticky Frog (Kalophrynus yongi) in the Mount Brinchang Forest Reserve, Peninsular Malaysia

Conservation of Critically Endangered White-rumped Vulture in Bangladesh

Conservation of Critically Endangered White-rumped Vulture in Bangladesh

Improving and expanding the nest protection programme for Javan Blue Flycatcher in Central Java

Improving and expanding the nest protection programme for Javan Blue Flycatcher in Central Java

Development of a conservation breeding facility for the Bleeding Toad

Development of a conservation breeding facility for the Bleeding Toad

Determining the presence of Siamese Crocodile in captive stock in Lao PDR for conservation breeding and release into the wild

Determining the presence of Siamese Crocodile in captive stock in Lao PDR for conservation breeding and release into the wild

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