EMYSystem Text Only Species Page: Morenia ocellata


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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Geoemydidae ()
subfamily.......no_subfamily
genus...............Morenia (Eyed Turtle)
species..............Morenia ocellata (Burmese Eyed Turtle)
Original Description
Duméril and Bibron 1835 : 329
Syntypes
(3 specimens) MNHN 9167-69
Type Locality
"Bengale" (in error)
Original name
Emys ocellata
Common Name
Burmese Eyed Turtle
Distribution
Southern Burma
Comments
Reviewed by Smith (1931) and Bourret (1941).
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