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Orlitia borneensis (Malayan Giant Turtle, Century Turtle)

Synonyms: Adelochelys crassa; Clemmys gibbera; Hardella baileyi; Liemys inornata

Wikipedia Abstract

The Malaysian giant turtle or Bornean river turtle (Orlitia borneensis) is a species of turtles in the Bataguridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Orlitia. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
View Wikipedia Record: Orlitia borneensis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Orlitia borneensis

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  27.337 lbs (12.40 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  50 grams
Female Weight [1]  27.337 lbs (12.40 kg)
Gestation [1]  5 months 1 day
Litter Size [2]  12

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Berbak National Park II 423927 Sumatra, Indonesia
Danau Sentarum National Park 347674 Kalimantan, Indonesia  
Tanjung Puting National Park II 987160 Kalimantan, Indonesia  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Sundaland Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand Yes

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Falcaustra greineri[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
2Turtles and Tortoises Demographic Traits Database for CITES Listed Species ver. 01, Species360 (2018)
3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0