Wildlifeof China
Morenia ocellata
Tortoises & Freshwater Turtles
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Morenia ocellata
Basic stats
Diet
Plants (herbivorous)
Habitat
Shallow water in inundated floodplains
Range
Southern Myanmar (including Tenasserim), southern China and the north-west Malay Peninsula per the Reptile Database
Size
Females to 239mm carapace; males 135–150mm
The Burmese eyed turtle is a small aquatic, herbivorous turtle, with females reaching a carapace length of up to 239mm and males only about 135–150mm. In young turtles the carapace is distinguished by vertebral tubercles, and it can appear olive, dark brown or grey-black, with dark-centred ocelli with yellow borders on the costal and vertebral scutes that are most prominent in youth (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in shallow water on inundated floodplains and is oviparous. The Reptile Database gives southern Myanmar (including Tenasserim), southern China and the north-west Malay Peninsula (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Morenia ocellata eat?
- Plants (herbivorous)
- What habitat does the Morenia ocellata live in?
- Shallow water in inundated floodplains
- Where is the Morenia ocellata found?
- Southern Myanmar (including Tenasserim), southern China and the north-west Malay Peninsula per the Reptile Database
- How big is the Morenia ocellata?
- Females to 239mm carapace; males 135–150mm