Burmese eyed turtle

Burmese eyed turtle
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Bataguridae
Genus: Morenia
Species: M. ocellata
Binomial name
Morenia ocellata
(Duméril & Bibron, 1835)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Emys ocellata Duméril & Bibron, 1835
  • Batagur (Kachuga) ocellata Gray, 1856
  • Emys berdmorei Blyth, 1859
  • Emys berdmorii Blyth, 1859 (ex errore)
  • Clemmys ocellata Strauch, 1862
  • Batagur berdmorii Blyth, 1863
  • Batagur berdmoreii Theobald, 1868 (ex errore)
  • Kachuga berdmoorei Gray, 1869 (ex errore)
  • Morenia berdmorei Gray, 1870
  • Morenia ocellata Gray, 1870
  • Batagur berdmorei Boulenger, 1889
  • Kachuga berdmorei Boulenger, 1889

The Burmese eyed turtle (Morenia ocellata),[2] also known as the Bengal eyed terrapin, Burmese peacock turtle or swamp turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae of southern Asia.

Geographical range

It is endemic to Burma and possibly in Yunnan, China.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). "Morenia ocellata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T13873A97373774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T13873A4359698.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Rhodin 2011, p. 000.193
  3. ↑ Fritz 2007, p. 237
Bibliography
  • Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22.
  • Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17.
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