Malaysian giant turtle

Bornean River Turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
Family:Geoemydidae
Genus:Orlitia
Gray, 1873
Species: O. borneensis
Binomial name
Orlitia borneensis
Gray, 1873
Synonyms[2]
  • Orlitia borneensis Gray, 1873
  • Clemmys (Heteroclemmys) gibbera Peters, 1874
  • Bellia borneensis Boulenger, 1889
  • Cistudo borneensis Boulenger, 1889
  • Hardella baileyi Bartlett, 1895
  • Brookeia baileyi Bartlett, 1896
  • Adelochelys crassa Baur, 1896
  • Liemys inornata Boulenger, 1897
  • Brookia baileyi Pritchard, 1967
  • Orlitia borneoensis Ewert, 1979 (ex errore)

The Bornean giant turtle (Orlitia borneensis) is a species of turtles in the Bataguridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Orlitia.[2] It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.

References

  1. ↑ Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Orlitia borneensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
  2. 1 2 Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 238. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.


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