Hasan, V., Rahmawati, I.P., Guntoro, J. et al. (7 more authors) (2025) Orlitia borneensis (Gray, 1873) (Testudines, Geoemydidae), Malaysian Giant Turtle, from Belitung Island, Indonesia: filling a distribution gap. Check List, 21 (5). pp. 807-812. ISSN: 1809-127X
Abstract
Orlitia borneensis (Gray, 1873), Malaysian Giant Turtle, is a freshwater turtle native across Southeast Asia and has been assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List. We report the first record of this species in Belitung, a remote island in Indonesia, based on photographs. The new record is approximately 200 km to the west of the nearest locality in Borneo, and 250 km to the east of the nearest locality in Sumatra. This species was found at a site with slow‑flowing waters and forested hills 70 m above sea level.
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | Conservation status; Critically Endangered; freshwater turtle |
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| Institution: | The University of Leeds |
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biology (Leeds) |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2026 12:59 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2026 12:59 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Pensoft Publishers |
| Identification Number: | 10.15560/21.5.807 |
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| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:242269 |
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