Batagur borneoensis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Division: Pan-Testudines
Division: Testudinata
Ordo: Testudines
Subordo: Cryptodira
Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Geoemydidae
Subfamilia: Geoemydinae
Genus: Batagur
Species: Batagur borneoensis
Name

Batagur borneoensis (Schlegel & Müller 1844:30)
Type locality: Beluku, Borneo.
Holotype: BMNH 1947.3.4.20

Synonyms

Callagur borneoensis (Schlegel & Müller 1844:30)
Batagur picta Gray 1862:204
Batagur picta Gray 1863:75
Kachuga major Gray 1873:300
Callagur picta Boulenger 1889
Kachuga brookei Bartlett 1895:29
Callagur borneensis De Rooij 1915
Callagur borneoensis Manthey & Grossmann 1997:442
Callagur borneoensis Cox et al. 1998:125
Batagur borneoensis Le et al. 2007

References

Schlegel, H. & Müller, S. 1845 ["1844"]. Over de Schildpadden van den Indischen Archipel, en beschrijving eener nieuwe soort van Sumatra. In: Temminck, C.J. (Ed.). Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche Overzeesche Bezittingen, 1839–44. Part 3. Zoologie, Schildpadden. Leiden: Luchtmans and van der Hoek, pp. 29–36.
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.) 2014. Turtles of the world, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. Chelonian Research Monographs 5(7):000.329–479 Reference page.

Vernacular names
čeština: Batagur kalagur, kalagur bornejský, želva bornejská, želva indonéská
English: Painted terrapin, Painted Batagur, Saw-jawed turtle
日本語: カラグールガメ
ไทย: เต่าลายตีนเป็ด

The painted terrapin, painted batagur, or saw-jawed turtle (Batagur borneoensis) is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. It was formerly in its own genus, Callagur, but has been reclassified to the genus, Batagur.[2]

Distribution

It is distributed in the rainforest of Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra and Kalimantan), Malaysia, and Thailand.
Status

The painted terrapin is critically endangered species according to 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 to Minister of Forestry Decree No. 57 Year 2008 about Strategic Direction of National Species Conservation 2008–18. In Malaysia, this species is protected by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
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]

In Malaysia, the painted terrapin is protected through the WWF's hawksbill turtle and painted terrapin conservation project. The project aims establish the protection and effective management of critical nesting habitats of painted terrapins and their key habitats, through measures that are scientifically based and socially acceptable, and that can be sustained in the long term by government, the local community and other stakeholders.[6]
References

Shepherd, C.; Horne, B.D.; Guntoro, J.; Cota, M. (2021). "Batagur borneoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T163458A1009824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T163458A1009824.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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.
Uwe, Fritz & Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 213–214. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
Turtle Conservation Coalition (Rhodin, A. G. J.; Walde, A. D.; Horne, B. D., Van Dijk, P. P.; Blanck, T. & Hudson, R. S (eds)) (2011). "Turtles in Troubles: The World's 25 Most Endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles-2011:. Lunenburg. MA.IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, Turtle Conservation Fund, Turtle Survival Alliance, Turtle Conservancy, Chelonian Research Foundation, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and San Diego Zoo Global, 54 pp.
Painted Terrapin Conservation Initiative, Satucita Foundation.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-06.