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Orlitia borneensis GRAY, 1873

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Higher TaxaGeoemydidae (Geoemydinae), Testudinoidea, Testudines (turtles)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Malayan Giant Turtle, Century Turtle
G: Borneo Flussschildkröte 
SynonymOrlitia borneensis GRAY 1873: 157
Clemmys (Heteroclemmys) gibbera PETERS 1874
Bellia borneensis — BOULENGER 1889
Bellia borneensis — WERNER 1900: 481
Hardella baileyi BARTLETT 1895
Adelochelys crassa BAUR 1896
Brookeia baileyi BARTLETT 1896 (fide SIEBENROCK 1904)
Liemys inornata BOULENGER 1897: 469
Brookeia baileyi — SHELFORD 1901: 47
Orlitia borneensis — DE ROOIJ 1915: 292
Orlitia borneensis — KING & BURKE 1989
Orlitia borneensis — ERNST & BARBOUR 1989: 177
Orlitia borneensis — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 452
Orlitia borneensis — COX et al. 1998: 130
Ortilia borneensis — ARIFIN et al. 2011 (in error)
Orlitia borneensis — TTWG 2014
Orlitia borneensis — TTWG 2021 
DistributionMalaysia (S Malay peninsula), Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo)

Type locality: “Borneo”
Type locality: Pulo Matjan [Kalimantan] (Borneo) [Clemmys gibbera PETERS]  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1947.3.4.9.
Holotype: ZMB 5022 [Clemmys (Heteroclemmys) gibbera PETERS 1874] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2473 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Orlitia borneensis GRAY 1873: 157 is the type species of the genus Orlitia GRAY 1873: 156.

Habitat: freshwater (Rivers, lakes)

Karyotype: diploid chromosome total: 50 (Bickham 1981, Carr & Bickham 1986). 
EtymologyNamed after its distribution on Borneo (Indonesia). 
References
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