Sacalia quadriocellata (lat.) Is a species of turtles of the Asian freshwater turtles family.
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Superfamily : | Land turtles |
| Family: | Asian freshwater turtles |
| View: | Sacalia quadriocellata |
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Sacalia quadriocellata Siebenrock , 1903 |
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The total length of the carapace reaches 14.5-17.6 cm. The head is large, elongated. Carapax is rounded with a distinct keel in the middle. Plastron is medium in size.
The head is dark brown or black without spots. Behind the eyes there are 4 bright spots with a dark center. From here comes the name of this turtle. The jaws are dark brown and the chin is pink or red. From 4 spots behind the eyes, light stripes stretch along the neck. Brown carapace with dark dots. Plastron and membrane are yellow-orange with dark dots. Some parts of the limbs with a reddish pigment.
He likes streams and small streams in woodlands. It occurs at an altitude of 100-400 m above sea level. It feeds on fish, invertebrates, plants.
The female lays 2-6 white oblong eggs with a fragile shell.
Lives in the west of Guangdong and in the east of Guangxi , about. Hainan (China), in central Vietnam and Laos .