Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Indian eyed turtle (Morenia petersi), recorded as Endangered
Indian eyed turtle (Morenia petersi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Indian eyed turtle

Morenia petersi

Indian eyed turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Morenia petersi, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Morenia petersi
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Testudines · Geoemydidae · Morenia

Appearance

The snout is much more pointed and relatively longer. Each vertebral has a narrow yellowish mesial line. The last four vertebrals have a yellowish linear horseshoe mark with both ends directed forward.

Males can achieve a carapace length up to 5 in (about 12 cm). Females can achieve a shell length up to 8 in (about 20 cm).

Range and habitat

M. Petersi is found in northeastern India (as far west as Bihar) and in Bangladesh. The species is endemic to South Asia.

The type locality — the place tied to the name-bearing specimen — is Huzurapur (Jessore District), Faridpur, and Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Indian eyed turtle is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Indian eyed turtle, Wikidata item Q2109464. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Indian eyed turtle?
Indian eyed turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Morenia petersi.
What is the conservation status of Indian eyed turtle?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Morenia petersi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Indian eyed turtle live?
M. Petersi is found in northeastern India (as far west as Bihar) and in Bangladesh.
Why is Indian eyed turtle in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Morenia petersi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Indian eyed turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.