Claude Julien auteur aut IRD Tong H. Y. auteur aut IRD van der Geer A. auteur aut IRD Antoine P. O. auteur aut IRD Reyes M. auteur aut IRD de Vos J. auteur aut IRD Ingicco T. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The origin of the turtle fauna of Malesia is analysed here through a review of the literature, a re-evaluation of previously described material, and the description of new material. Very few data are available prior to the Quaternary. While the Early Pleistocene record is largely dominated by reports of giant tortoises, the Middle Pleistocene record provides reports of the first occurrences of most extant taxa living in the area. Most, if not all, of the faunas have stronger relationships with Indochinese than with East Asian taxa, suggesting that colonisation largely followed the Siva- or Sino-Malayan routes, allowing turtles to invade the Sunda Shelf and disperse further east during periods of low sea -level. On the other hand, there is nearly no fossil data to understand the origin of the six endemic Malesian species, but molecular studies suggest that most of these taxa may have evolved in Malesia well before the Quaternary dispersal of the Indochinese fauna. In addition to clarify several fossil identifications, we provide evidence that the box turtle of the " Cuora amboinensis " species complex arrived in the Philippines before the early Middle Pleistocene. We also confirm that Duboisemys isoclina is an endemic extinct genus and we discuss its relationship to continental and endemic turtles. specialized Herpetofauna Southeast Asia Colonization Dispersal Turtles MELANESIE 080 064 110 1 102665 [14 ] 2024 0753-3969 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090613 10.1016/j.annpal.2024.102665 0753-3969 [F B010090613] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090613 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2024-06/010090613.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2024-06-12 2026-06-12 fdi:010090613 fre