The Chinese false-eyed turtle (''Cuora trifasciata × Sacalia quadriocellata'') is a

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species of

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in the

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. It is a hybrid between a male golden coin turtle (''Cuora trifasciata'') and a female

four-eyed turtle The four-eyed turtle (''Sacalia quadriocellata'') is a reptile of the order Testudines. Its name refers to two bright yellow or green spots that occur on the back of its head that can look like another pair of eyes. Geographic range This species ...

(''Sacalia quadriocellata''). While formerly considered to be a wild type species believed to be originally from

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, it is now known only from pet trade

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References

* (2005): On the hybridisation between two distantly related Asian turtles (Testudines: ''Sacalia'' × ''Mauremys''). ''

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* (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
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Reptiles of China Sacalia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Hybrid animals Intergeneric hybrids {{turtle-stub