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Pulchriphyllium giganteum, commonly known as the Giant Malaysian Leaf insect, [2] is a species of leaf insects described from Malaysia by Hausleithner in 1984 [3] [4] ...
The Malaysian giant turtle or Bornean river turtle (Orlitia borneensis) is a species of turtle in the family Bataguridae. It is monotypic within the genus Orlitia . [ 3 ] It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia .
The Asian leaf turtle is quite elusive and sighting is uncommon. [4] It is not strong swimmer preferring instead to walk on the bottom of a body of water rather than swimming freely. According to Das, the adult spends its nights on land and moves to water during the day. [5] It will squirt its digestive system contents when it feels threatened. [6]
Batagur affinis [1] – southern river terrapin; Batagur baska [1] – northern river terrapin; Batagur borneoensis [1] – painted terrapin (formerly in Callagur) Batagur dhongoka [1] – three-striped roofed turtle (formerly in Kachuga) Batagur kachuga [1] – red-crowned roofed turtle (formerly in Kachuga)
Heosemys is a genus of freshwater turtles ("terrapins" in British English) in the family Geoemydidae ... Giant Asian pond turtle (Gray, 1860), Heosemys grandis;
Terrapins do not form a taxonomic unit and may not be closely related. Many belong to the families Geoemydidae and Emydidae. The name "terrapin" is derived from torope, a word in an Algonquian language [1] that referred to the species Malaclemys terrapin (the Diamondback terrapin). It appears that the term became part of common usage during the ...
Malayan box terrapin (Cuora amboinensis) - local populations likely to be a mixture of native and introduced individuals; Asian leaf terrapin (Cyclemys dentata) - Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Western Catchment; Giant Asian pond terrapin (Heosemys grandis) - introduced
The northern river terrapin is one of Asia's largest freshwater and brackwater turtles, reaching a carapace length of up to 60 cm and a maximum weight of 18 kg. [4] Its carapace is moderately depressed, with a vertebral keel in juveniles. The plastron is large, strongly angulate laterally in the young, convex in the adult. The head is rather ...