Burmese eyed turtle

Burmese eyed turtle
	Lithograph from 1878
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Morenia
Species:	M. ocellata
Binomial name
	Morenia ocellata; (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)[3]
Synonyms[4]
	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),[3] 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.

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Burma and possibly in Yunnan, China.[3]

Population features

M. ocellata's population is considered to be declining because of its decrease in the food market. From 1996 to 1997, the Burmese eyed turtle represented 10 tons per day of food at its peak season, but then vanished from markets in 1998.

References

Praschag, P.; Platt, K.; Horne, B.D. (2021). "Morenia ocellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13873A544192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13873A544192.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
"Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
Rhodin 2011, p. 000.193
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 2012-01-31.
Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01.

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[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] Praschag, P.; Platt, K.; Horne, B.D. (2021). "Morenia ocellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13873A544192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13873A544192.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

[2] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[Rhodin11-3] Rhodin 2011, p. 000.193

[Fritz07-4] Fritz 2007, p. 237