Sacalia

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Sacalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Subphylum:
Class:
Order:
Suborder:
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Sacalia

Gray, 1870[1]

Lua error in Module:Taxonbar/candidate at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Sacalia is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly called Bataguridae).

Species

Two species are recognized.[1]

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

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).

<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>