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Batagur borneoensis (SCHLEGEL & MÜLLER, 1844)

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Higher TaxaGeoemydidae (Geoemydinae), Testudinoidea, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Painted Terrapin, Biuku
G: Callagur-Flussschildkröte 
SynonymEmys borneoensis SCHLEGEL & MÜLLER 1844 (in TEMMINCK)
Batagur picta GRAY 1862
Batagur picta — GRAY 1863: 75
Kachuga major GRAY 1873: 166
Callagur picta BOULENGER 1889
Kachuga brookei BARTLETT 1895
Callagur borneensis — DE ROOIJ 1915: 289
Callagur borneoensis — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 142
Callagur borneoensis — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 442
Callagur borneoensis — COX et al. 1998: 125
Batagur borneoensis — LE et al. 2007
Batagur borneoensis — TTWG 2021
Batagur borneensis — MOHD-SALLEH et al. 2023 (in error) 
DistributionS Thailand, West Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo), Singapore

Type locality: Beluku, Borneo.  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesHolotype: RMNH 6210
Holotype: BMNH 1947.3.4.20 (63.10.8.11) [major] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2481 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentPicture in Draco 13 (4): 93 (2003).

Conservation: This is one of the most endangered turtle species according to a 2003 assessment by the IUCN.

Habitat: B. affinis, B. baska, and B. borneoensis are the only species living in tidal, brackish areas of the estuaries of medium and large rivers (Ernst et al. 2000)

Karyotype: 2n = 52 (Bickham and Carr, 1983).

Relationships: McDowell (1964) thought Callagur borneoensis to be most closely related to Kachuga trivittata, differing from that species in its elongated neural bones, narrower triturating surfaces, and greater size. He suspected C. borneoensis might be the end representative of a single K. kachuga-K. trivittata-C. borneoensis superspecies. 
EtymologyNamed after its distribution on Borneo (Indonesia). 
References
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