Painted terrapin

Painted terrapin
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Batagur[1]
Species:	B. borneoensis
Binomial name
Batagur borneoensis (Schlegel & Muller, 1844)
Synonyms[2]
Emys borneoensis Schlegel & Müller, 1845 Tetraonyx affinis Cantor, 1847 Batagur picta Gray, 1862 Clemmys borneoensis Strauch, 1862 Clemmys grayi Strauch, 1865 Callagur picta Gray, 1870 Cantorella affinis Gray, 1870 Kachuga major Gray, 1873 Tetraonyx pictus Theobald, 1876 Batagur borneensis Hubrecht, 1881 (ex errore) Kachuga brookei Bartlett, 1895 Callagur borneoensis Smith, 1930 Callagur pictus Pritchard, 1967

The painted terrapin, painted batagur, or saw-jawed turtle (Batagur borneoensis) is a species of turtles in the Geoemydidae family. It was formerly in its own genus, Callagur, but has been reclassified to the genus, Batagur.^[3]

Distribution

It is distributed in Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra and Kalimanta), Malaysia, and Thailand.

Status

The painted terrapin is critically endangered species according IUCN, listed in The World's Most 25 Endangered Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises 2011.^[4] It is listed in Appendix II, with a zero quota for commercial trade of wild-captured specimens according to the CITES meeting in Thailand, March 2013.

Batagur borneoensis is a priority species to be conserved in Indonesia according Minister of Forestry Decree No. 57 Year 2008 about Strategic Direction of National Species Conservation 2008–18. In Malaysia, this species is also protected.

Threats

Harvesting by fishermen to eat, poaching to meet pet and food demand, habitat loss due to land conversion to palm oil, and fish and shrimp farming are major threats.

Conservation

Conservation efforts in Sumatra, Indonesia, are ongoing to increase wild populations by carrying out nesting patrols to secure and hatch the eggs, for later release into original habitats.^[5]

References

• Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Callagur borneoensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.

External links

• Photos of Callagur borneoensis at Empire of the Turtle
• Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises Initiative in Sumatra: photos, education, field research, captive breeding

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