| Painted terrapin |
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| Conservation status |
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| 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
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The painted terrapin, painted batagur, or saw-jawed turtle (Batagur borneoensis) is a species of turtle in the Geoemydidae family. It was formerly in its own genus, Callagur, but has been reclassified to the genus, Batagur.[3]
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
References [edit]
- ^ Praschag, P., Hundsdörfer, A. K. & Fritz, U. (2007). Phylogeny and taxonomy of endangered South and South-east Asian freshwater turtles elucidated by mtDNA sequence variation (Testudines: Geoemydidae: Batagur, Callagur, Hardella, Kachuga, Pangshura). —Zoologica Scripta, 36, 429-442.
- ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 213–214. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ Praschag, P., Hundsdörfer, A. K. & Fritz, U. (2007). Phylogeny and taxonomy of endangered South and South-east Asian freshwater turtles elucidated by mtDNA sequence variation (Testudines: Geoemydidae: Batagur, Callagur, Hardella, Kachuga, Pangshura). —Zoologica Scripta, 36, 429-442.
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