Rare turtle hatches in zoo

[Scandia]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070617/ap_on_sc/rare_turtle

It does not really have 4 eyes- just 2 spots on the back of the head in addition to the eyes.

[Swany]

Aww, thats awsome.

[Spike Spiegel]

Such a cute l'il turtle....

[Buslady]

I came very close to getting a male Sacalia quadriocellata thats closely related to this species. Beal's 4-eyed only has two spots on top of the head where the Quadros- you can guess by 'quad' they have four beautiful spots. Both are uncommon, but there's more than 18 Beal's eyed turtles in the USA and are most likely in hobbyists breeding colonies.
Not much is known about their breeding; and because of the pet trade and hungry appetites, these are rare. It's sad.

[Revan]

oh my goodness what a tiny little turtle. And his tail is so long! Haha. Long live the cute little turtle!

[Time Mistress]

Grow up strong, cute little turtle!

[PipingPringle]

oh my! That has got to be the cutest photo of a turtle I've ever seen!