Concave-armored tortoises

The number of concave-armored tortoises in the wild in China is extremely desolate. Due to the large-scale deforestation of primitive forests, the homeland where the tortoise depends for its existence is damaged; and because the tortoise's tortoise shell is used as a medicinal material and people are greedy for its fresh meat and hunt it excessively, the desolate tortoise is faced with There is a serious existential crisis. The concave-armored tortoise is listed as a Class II seriously protected animal by the country.

Perhaps it was threatened because the recreational areas in the Takamoto Forest area were damaged. It may also be endangered because of the large amount of local food and its turtle shells used for medicinal purposes. In 1986, I saw bags of tortoise shells and tortoise shells for sale in a shopping mall in Nanning, Guangxi. It was rumored that they came from Wenshan, Yunnan. In Bulang Township, Menghai, Yunnan, there are cases of catching a sunken-shelled tortoise and using its carapace as a seat cushion.

Chinese name: Concave-armored tortoise

Special Number:Mountain turtle, king turtle, unicorn tortoise, six-legged turtle, three-tailed turtle

Latin name:Manouria impressa

Biological classification: Chordata, class Crestozoa, order Turtles, suborder Turtles, family Chelonidae, concave-shelled tortoises genus, concave-shelled tortoise species.

Dispersed:Huaxia is divided into Hunan, Guangxi, Hainan, and Yunnan. Hainan Island and Menghai in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. Overseas branches are in Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia and other countries.

Recreational nature:Terrestrial

Livelihood customs: Under artificial feeding, the appropriate temperature is about 25℃; the temperature is above 32℃ and it is easy to get sick; the temperature is below 20℃ and the turtle will stop eating and move less; if the turtle is kept in low temperature (around 10℃ for a long time)) or in a high temperature and dry environment (35°C), symptoms such as gastrointestinal discomfort and stopping of eating are prone to occur, and severe cases may die. The concave-armored tortoise is quite impatient by nature. Once it encounters a vibration or is picked up, it will immediately make a gasping sound, retract its head into the shell, and claw at it with its sharp hands and feet.

Food habits:In the natural world, the living areas include laurel plants, ferns, rhododendrons and some dense epiphytes. plant. Eat plants, such as bamboo shoots, weeds, wild fruits, etc. Under the premise of artificial feeding, they eat cucumbers, bananas, apples, charophytes, and vegetable leaves, but they do not eat potatoes.

Adult size:The adult body length of larger terrestrial turtles can be more than 30cm and the width can be up to 27cm

Growth characteristics: Under the premise of artificial breeding, spawning will occur in May.

Difficulty of feeding: More difficult

Can it hibernate? : Hibernating

Price: Depends on the size, usually the price is between 500 and 1,500, but trading is often prohibited.

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