Orlitia borneensis (Gray, 1873) (Testudines, Geoemydidae), Malaysian Giant Turtle, from Belitung Island, Indonesia: filling a distribution gap
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
Authors
- Ahmad Syazni Kamarudin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5529-2974)
- Irhamna Putri Rahmawati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4864-2275)
- Andreas Bandang Hardian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2705-2412)
- Josie South (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6339-4225)
- Fitri Sil Valen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8678-3752)
- Joko Guntoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5038-2902)
- Veryl Hasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5457-9335)
- Sapto Andriyono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2566-1636)
- Muhammad Badrut Tamam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7527-9606)
- Nurjirana Nurjirana
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- University of Brawijaya (ID)
- Universitas Airlangga (ID)
- University of Bangka Belitung (ID)
- Universitas Muhammadiyah Aceh (ID)
- Universitas Gresik (ID)
- Japan Wildlife Research Center (JP)
- National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia (ID)
- Sultan Zainal Abidin University (MY)
Publication Details
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- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15560/21.5.807
- Primary Topic
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00