Wildlifeof Borneo
Common Leaf Turtle
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Cyclemys dentata
Basic stats
Diet
Aquatic vegetation, fruit, invertebrates
Habitat
Streams and slow rivers in forested habitat
Range
South and Southeast Asia
Clutch size
6–10 eggs (typical for leaf turtles)
Incubation period
About 90–120 days (typical for leaf turtles)
Size
Medium (shell up to 20cm)
Weight
~1–2kg
A medium-sized freshwater turtle with a domed, brownish shell, found in streams and slow rivers in forested habitat across a broad Southeast Asian range.
Omnivorous, feeding on aquatic vegetation, fruit and invertebrates, generally more aquatic than the closely related and very similar Sunda leaf turtle.
