Wildlifeof Thailand
Painted Terrapins
Geoemydidae
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Batagur borneoensis
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and aquatic plants
Habitat
Mangroves, estuaries and tidal rivers
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
The painted terrapin is a large estuarine turtle whose breeding males develop a white head crossed by a red stripe. It uses mangroves and tidal rivers in the Sundaic region and feeds mainly on fruit and vegetation. Females leave the water to nest on sandy sea beaches or riverbanks, making intact links between rivers and nesting areas essential (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Critically Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Painted Terrapins eat?
- Fruit and aquatic plants
- What habitat does the Painted Terrapins live in?
- Mangroves, estuaries and tidal rivers
- Where is the Painted Terrapins found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo