Description: English: Bajuku River Turtle (Orlitia borneensis) is a type of turtle in the Bataguridae family. These turtles can be found in Indonesia. This turtle is usually called bajuku or biuku, dress, or ivory turtle. This species is the largest freshwater turtle in Southeast Asia, reaching a maximum length of 80 cm (31 inches) and a maximum weight of up to 50 kg (110 pounds). It inhabits large lakes, swamps, and slow-flowing rivers. This mainly piscivorous (fish-eating) species has a dark brown or black carapace which is smooth and oval in shape and a pale yellowish-brown to off-white plastron. The head is powerful, with strong jaws and a slightly projecting snout, and the heads of adults are uniformly colored dark brown to black whereas juveniles are dark mottled with a pale line extending from the mouth to the back of the head. It occasionally takes fallen fruit and may consume and other available vertebrate. Its Critically Endangered IUCN status. In Indonesia, the law on violations concerning the protection of animals such as turtles is the threat of imprisonment for 5 years or a fine of IDR 100,000,000. This photo was taken in Latitude Village, East Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Province, Republic of Indonesia. Date: 2 September 2020, 16:30:07. Source: Own work. Author:
Muhammad Yeriyan Nurramadhan.
