Painted terrapin  (Callagur borneoensis)

Range

Found in South East Asia in Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo. Painted terrapins are widely distributed in Malaysia, although few large populations remain, and are almost extinct in Thailand (2).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

Painted terrapins inhabit mangrove swamps and the estuaries of large rivers (5).

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