Chinese false-eyed turtle

The Chinese false-eyed turtle (Cuora trifasciata × Sacalia quadriocellata) is a hybrid species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It is a hybrid between a male golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata) and a female Sacalia quadriocellata.[1] While formerly considered to be a wild type species believed to be originally from Hainan, it is now known only from pet trade type specimens.

Chinese false-eyed turtle

Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Subfamily: Geoemydinae
Hybrid: Cuora trifasciata × Sacalia quadriocellata
Synonyms
  • Sacalia pseudocellata Iverson & McCord, 1992
  • "Sacalia" × pseudocellata McCord & Iverson, 1992

References
  1. Stuart, Bryan L.; Parham, James F. (2006-12-28). "Recent hybrid origin of three rare Chinese turtles". Conservation Genetics. 8 (1): 169–175. doi:10.1007/s10592-006-9159-0. ISSN 1566-0621.
  • Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). "Sacalia pseudocellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2007.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Buskirk, James R.; Parham, James F. & Feldman, Chris R. (2005): On the hybridisation between two distantly related Asian turtles (Testudines: Sacalia × Mauremys). Salamandra 41: 21–26. PDF fulltext
  • Parham, James Ford; Simison, W. Brian; Kozak, Kenneth H.; Feldman, Chris R. & Shi, Haitao (2001): New Chinese turtles: endangered or invalid? A reassessment of two species using mitochondrial DNA, allozyme electrophoresis and known-locality specimens. Animal Conservation 4(4): 357–367. HTML abstract Erratum: Animal Conservation 5(1): 86 HTML abstract


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