| Description | The Bornean giant turtle (Orlitia borneensis) is a species of turtles in the family Bataguridae. It is monotypic within the genus Orlitia. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Geoemydidae : Orlitia : Orlitia borneensis |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Geoemydidae : Orlitia : Orlitia borneensis |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Orlitia |
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| Scientific Name | Orlitia borneensis Gray, 1873 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Orlitia borneensis | species | belongs to Orlitia | stated with evidence | Gray, 1873 | | Orlitia borneensis | species | belongs to Orlitia | stated without evidence | van Dijk et al., 2014 | | Orlitia borneensis | species | belongs to Orlitia | stated with evidence | Setiyabudi et al., 2016 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 0.78 - 0.13 Ma
Pleistocene |
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| Environment | freshwater (based on Cryptodira) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Diet | omnivore (based on Cryptodira) |
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| Reproduction | oviparous (based on Cryptodira) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Setiyabudi, A. Takahashi, and Y. Kaifu. 2016. First Certain Fossil Record of Orlitia borneensis (Testudines: Geoemydidae) \r\nfrom the Pleistocene of Central Java, Indonesia. Current Herpetology 35(2):75-82 |
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| Common Name(s) | Malaysian Giant Turtle, Malayan Giant Turtle, Borneo Flussschildkröte, Century Turtle |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlitia_borneensis |
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| Setiyabudi E., Takahashi A., et al (2016) First Certain Fossil Record of Orlitia borneensis (Testudines: Geoemydidae) \r\nfrom the Pleistocene of Central Java, Indonesia, Current Herpetology 35 2, 75-82 doi:doi 10.5358/hsj.35.75 |
| van Dijk P. P., Iverson J. B., et al (2014) Turtles of the World, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status, Chelonian Research Monographs 5, 329-479 |
| Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Iverson, John B., 1992: null. A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World. xiii + 363. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt,Kumthorn (1998) A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.: Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp. - via Catalogue of Life |
| Peters, Wilhem Carl Hartwig (1874) Über neue Amphibien (Gymnopis, Siphonops, Polypedates, Rhacophorus, Hyla, Cyclodus, Euprepes, Clemmys).: Monatsber. königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1874 (October): 616-624 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Schilde, M. (2004) Asiatische Sumpfschildkröten - Die Familie Geoemydidae in Südostasien, China und Japan.: Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 192 pp. - via Catalogue of Life |
| Siebenrock, F. (1902) Brookeia Baileyi E. Bartlett und Adelochelys crassa Baur.: Zool. Anz. 25: 671-673 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Boulenger, G.A. (1897) Description of a new genus and species of Tortoises from Borneo.: Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 19: 468-469 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Chan-ard,T.; Grossmann,W.; Gumprecht,A. & Schulz,K. D. (1999) Amphibians and reptiles of peninsular Malaysia and Thailand - an illustrated checklist [bilingual English and German].: Bushmaster Publications, Würselen, Gemany, 240 pp. [book review in Russ. J Herp. 7: 87] - via Catalogue of Life |
| Gray,J.E. (1873) On a new freshwater tortoise from Borneo (Orlitia borneensis).: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 11: 156-157 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Jamniczky, H. A. and A. P. Russell (2004) A geometric morphometric assessment of the 'batagurine process' of testudinoid turtles.: Amphibia-Reptilia 25 (4): 369-379 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Lee, J. C.I.; Tsai, L.C.; Liao, S.P.; Linacre, A. & Hsieh, H.M. (2009) Species identi?cation using the cytochrome b gene of commercial turtle shells.: Forensic Science International: Genetics 3: 67–73 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Ludwig, Maxim; Auer, Markus; Fritz, Uwe (2007) Phalangeal formulae of geoemydid terrapins (Batagur, Callagur, Hardella, Heosemys, Kachuga, Orlitia, Pangshura, Rhinoclemmys) reflect distinct modes of life.: Amphibia-Reptilia 28 (4): 574-576 - via Catalogue of Life |
| TEYNIE´, ALEXANDRE; PATRICK DAVID, & ANNEMARIE OHLER (2010) Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo.: Zootaxa 2416: 1–43 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Auliya, M. (2006) Taxonomy, Life History, and conservation of giant reptiles in west Kalimantan.: Natur und Tier Verlag, Münster, 432 pp. - via Catalogue of Life |
| Ernst,C.H. and Barbour,R.W. (1989) Turtles of the World.: Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. - London - via Catalogue of Life |
| Manthey, U. & Grossmann, W. (1997) Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens.: Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 512 pp. - via Catalogue of Life |
| McCord, W.P. & Joseph-Ouni, M. (2003) Chelonian Illustrations #10. Monotypic genera of the family Geoemydidae.: Reptilia (GB) (30): 34-38 - via Catalogue of Life |
| Siebenrock, F. (1904) Zur Systematik der Schilkröten-Gattung Orlitia Gray.: Zool. Anz. 27: 580-582 - via Catalogue of Life |
| TTWG [Peter Paul van Dijk, John B. Iverson, Anders G.J. Rhodin, H. Bradley Shaffer, and Roger Bour] (2014) Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with Maps, and Conservation Status. 000.v7.: Chelonian Research Monographs (ISSN 1088-7105) No. 5, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v7.2014 - via Catalogue of Life |
Orlitia borneensis
