Sacalia
| Sacalia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Subfamily: | Geoemydinae |
| Genus: | Sacalia Gray, 1870[1] |
Sacalia is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly called Bataguridae).
Species
Two species are recognized.[1]
- Sacalia bealei, Beale's eyed turtle or Beale's four-eyed turtle
- Sacalia quadriocellata, four-eyed turtle
Hybridization
What was described as a new species, Sacalia pseudocellata, Chinese false-eyed turtle, is a hybrid of a male Cuora trifasciata and a female Sacalia quadriocellata [2]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Sacalia |
- 1 2 ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ↑ Stuart, Bryan L.; Parham, James F. 2007. Recent hybrid origin of three rare Chinese turtles. Conservation Genetics 8 (1): 169-175.
Further reading
- Gray, John Edward. 1870. Supplement to the Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (Tortoises). With Figures of the Skulls of 36 Genera. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). x + 120 pp. (Genus Sacalia, p. 35).
Turtle family Geoemydidae | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus |
|  | ||
| Batagur | ||||
| Cuora | ||||
| Cyclemys | ||||
| Geoclemys | ||||
| Geoemyda | ||||
| Hardella | ||||
| Heosemys | ||||
| Leucocephalon | ||||
| Malayemys | ||||
| Mauremys | ||||
| Melanochelys | ||||
| Morenia | ||||
| Notochelys | ||||
| Orlitia | ||||
| Pangshura | ||||
| Rhinoclemmys | ||||
| Sacalia | ||||
| Siebenrockiella | ||||
| Vijayachelys | ||||
Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist. | ||||
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