Four-eyed turtle

Four-eyed turtle
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Sacalia
Species:
S. quadriocellata
Binomial name
Sacalia quadriocellata
Synonyms
  • Clemmys bealii var. quadriocellata Siebenrock, 1903
  • Clemmys quadriocellata Pope, 1934
  • Clemmys bealei quadriocellata
    Bourret, 1941
  • Clemmys beali insulensis Adler, 1962
  • Sacalia quadriocellata
    Pritchard, 1979
  • Sacalia bealei quadriocellata
    C. Ernst & R. Barbour, 1989
  • Sacalia quadriocellata quadriocellata Artner, 2003
  • Sacalia quadriocellata insularis [sic]
    Artner, 2003 (ex errore)

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.