Burmese tortoises

Burmese tortoises are economical and affordable, and their feeding methods are relatively simple. Therefore, they are often raised as beginner tortoises. However, Burmese tortoises are not a particularly easy species to exist, so many issues must be paid attention to when raising them.

Chinese name:Burmese tortoise

Latin name ：Indotestudo elongata

Alternative names:Yellow elephant turtle, pillow turtle, dry turtle

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Subphylum:Vertebrate subphylum

Class:Prosopodia

Subclass: Anaplas

Order: Turtles

Suborder: Turtles

Family: Tortoiseidae

Genus:Burmese Tortoise

< p style="text-indent:28px">Species:Burmese tortoise

Dispersed areas: India, Nepal, via Bangladesh, Myanmar to India, Malaysia and Guangxi in China.

Living habits:Burmese tortoises often live in pomelo forests with high humidity, but under hot and dry conditions, they often live in India. have also been investigated. Burmese tortoises rest in plains, hills and shrub forests.

Growing customs: Burmese tortoises generally start mating in May, and July to August is the peak mating season. When the male turtle is in estrus, he will accompany the female turtle. When the female turtle is resting, the male turtle will crawl to the front of the female turtle, extend his head and neck, keep moving left and right, and shake the female turtle's head with his mouth from time to time to stop the female turtle from wriggling. .

Appearance characteristics: Its head and nostrils are light yellow on all sides, and there are tooth-like protrusions on the upper jaw edge. The carapace is very high and connected with the plastron, about 26 cm long. The carapace is greenish-yellow with irregular black spots; the plastron is yellow. The hands and feet are strong and columnar, with flourishing scales; there are no webs between the fingers and toes.

Food habits: Live in the grass on the mainland and feed on new plant seedlings.

Maintenance level: The international community has joined IUCN Vulnerable (VU) CITES Appendix II. The state focuses on two-level protection.

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