采用查阅文献、走访调查和野外调查三种方法相结合,对四眼斑水龟在海南岛的地理分布进行了调查。对18个市县的103个乡镇进行了走访调查;野外调查中采用系统抽样法和笼捕法,对黎母山、尖峰岭、霸王岭、南茂岭、万俄岭和文教河上游6个研究点进行了调查。结果表明:1)四眼斑水龟分布于海南岛中部和西南部山区以及丘陵地区,除了海口、文昌、临高、定安和澄迈5个市县没有分布外,其它13个市县均有分布,其中8个市县为本次调查的分布新记录;2)四眼斑水龟栖息于海拔170~640m的山区溪流环境,而在平原、台地、滩涂地区以及比较大的江河、水库和湖泊沿右分布。
The geographic distribution of S. quadriocellata was studied by literature review,interviews with the local people, and fieldwork. For interviews, a total of 18 cities and 103 towns were surveyed. Six field study sites including Limu Mountain, Jianfengling Mountain, Bawangling Mountain, Nanmao Mountain, Ewanling Mountain and upper researches of Wenjiao River were investigated by regular sampling and cage trapping. The results indicated that : 1 ) S. quadriocellata distributed mainly in mountain and upland areas in central and southwest Hainan Island. Of the 18 cities investigated except Haikou, Wenehang, Lingao, Ding'an and Chengmai,S. quadriocellata was found in 13 ,in which 8 were new distribution cities. 2) S. quadriocellata inhabited in mountainous stream with elevation ranging 170 - 640 m, but not in plain, mesa, beach, big rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.