Platysternon megacephalum Gray, 1831 — Non-native; Introduced.

Big-headed Turtle

Singapore records.

Platysternum megacephalum — Hanitsch, 1910b: 7 (Bukit Timah).

Platysternon megacephalum — Boulenger, 1912: 26 (Bukit Timah).—T.H. Ng & K.K.P. Lim, 2010: 125.

Remarks. Hanitsch (1910) described receiving a live specimen of P. megacephalum caught near Bukit Timah, which Boulenger (1912) believed was likely introduced from China. This is most likely ZRC.2.209 at LKCNHM, which was collected on 5 October 1909. Platysternon megacephalum is native to China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam (TTWG 2021).

LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. Singapore (no locality) : ZRC.2.209 (05-Oct-1909) .

Additional Singapore museum specimens. No specimens.

Family Podocnemididae Cope, 1868 (1 species)

Genus Podocnemis Wagler, 1830 (1 species)