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Chinese false eyed turtle

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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Sacalia pseudocellata

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Sauropsida

Superfamily
  
Subfamily
  
Geoemydinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Turtle


Similar
  
Turtle, Beal's eyed turtle, Sacalia, Four‑eyed turtle, Burmese eyed turtle

The Chinese false-eyed turtle (Sacalia pseudocellata), believed to be from Hainan, was a proposed species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). Known only from the pet trade type specimens, it recently proved to be a hybrid (Stuart & Parham, 2006) between a male golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata) and a female Sacalia quadriocellata.

References

Chinese false-eyed turtle Wikipedia


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