| Chinese false-eyed turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Subfamily: | Geoemydinae |
| Hybrid: | Cuora trifasciata × Sacalia quadriocellata |
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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.
References
- ^ 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. S2CID 21260984.
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). "Sacalia pseudocellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
- 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