Indian eyed turtle

Indian eyed turtle
Illustration of Morenia petersi
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Morenia
Species:
M. petersi
Binomial name
Morenia petersi
(Anderson, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Batagur (Morenia) petersi
    Anderson, 1879
  • Morenia petersi
    — Boulenger, 1889

The Indian eyed turtle (Morenia petersi) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to South Asia.

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