Giant Asian pond turtle Giant Asian pond turtle The Giant Asian pond turtle ("Heosemys grandis") inhabits rivers, streams, marshes, and rice paddies from estuarine lowlands to moderate altitudes (up to about 400 m) throughout Cambodia and Vietnam and in parts of Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. Slight variations in coloration can be seen among the species. The carapace of the Giant Asian pond turtle has a brown to black coloration with a distinct ridge along the center while the plastron is yellow in color. The head is gray to brown in color. Capable of living in water or on land the Giant Asian pond
Cambodia at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games 2007 Games, Cambodia won 19 metals - two gold, five silver and 12 bronze. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed his presence at the Opening Ceremony after Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh's visit to Cambodia in late November. Cambodia at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games Cambodia competed in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games athletics tournament, winning three gold medals and 40 medals in total. Cambodia only announced the formation of its National Team Organizing Committee for the SEA Games in mid-October 2009, less than two months ahead of the start of the Games in Vientiane, Laos. The National Olympic Committee