Common Name: Malayan Giant River Turtle
Scientific Name: Orlitia borneensis
Class: Reptiles
Diet: Omnivore
Size: In adult size can length up to 80 cm and weight up to 50kg
Average Lifespan: 30-100 years
Origin: Western Peninsula Malaysia, Eastern Sumatra and Western Kalimantan
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered (IUCN, 2020)
Physical Description
Malayan River Giant Turtle has a powerful head and strong jaw, with a slightly projecting snout.
The colour of their head of the adult is either brown or black.
They have dark mottled with a pale line from the mouth to the back of the head.
Habitat
Freshwater lakes, swamps and river
Did You Know?
The Malaysian giant turtle is hunted for meat, the pet market and for use in the Chinese medical trade.
The LARGEST freshwater turtle in Southeast Asia.
Can be found at river in Malaysia and Indonesia. One of the heaviest freshwater turtle.
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