Setiu Post

Di antara spesis tuntung yang terdapat di dunia 3 daripadanya terdapat di Malaysia iaitu; - batagur baska, batagur borneonsis dan batagur affinis. Manakala 2 spesis di atas terdapat di Setiu Wetland iaitu Batagur Baska atau tuntung sungai dan batagur borneonsisi iaitu tuntung laut atau painted terrapin yang menjadi antara spesis paling terancam di dunia. Tanggungjawab kita bersama dalam menjaga ekosistem bagi memastikan kelangsungan hidup spesis unik ini. Mulakan denga membu ang sampah dengan betul. Jangan buang ikut sedap hati melalui tingkap kereta. # setiupost # setiuwetlands

A male painted terrapin photographed by the Setiu River. Photo credit: P.N. Chen. Common name:  Painted terrapin Scientific name:   Batagur borneoensis Local Malaysian name:  Tuntung laut Conservation status : Listed as critically endangered in the 2009 IUCN Red List and in CITES Appendix I Adult female shell length:  40 – 55 cm Adult female body weight:  15 – 30 kg Food:  Adults are mainly herbivorous, feeding on fruits of the mangrove apple ( Sonneratia caseolaris ),  screw pine ( Pandanus  spp.) and rose apple ( Eugenia sp. ) as well as the leaves, fruits, flowers, stems and roots of selected riparian plants. Range:  Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo) Nesting sites in Malaysia:  Terengganu Characteristics:  Upturned snout, five front claws, black patches on the carapace Sexual dimorphism:  Adult males are smaller than adult females. During the nesting season, the male’s head turns white a...