South American snapping turtle
If you often enter and exit the flower, bird and fish market, then You will definitely have a deep impression of this kind of turtle. The South American snapping turtle is also a kind of snapping turtle. Its appearance is very different from other turtle species. It looks like a very fierce guy, and it can grow very big. , a lot of meat, many people will eat snapping turtle meat, so some people call it meat turtle.
Chinese name: South American snapping turtle
Latin Name:Chelydra serpentina acutirostris.
English name: South American Snapping Turtle
boundary :Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class: Creeping Class
Order: Turtles
Family:Alligatoridae
Genus:Alligator >
Species: Alligator snapping turtle
Subspecies: strong>South American snapping turtle
Dispersed areas:It is mainly distributed in northern Honduras, eastern Nicaragua, to Costa Rica in Panama, across the Pacific Ocean to Copidia and Ecuador, and south to the Gulf of Eyakea.
Resting places: Mainly resting in swamps, pools or lakes, as well as some slow-flowing rivers.
Food habits: As larvae, they feed on small fish, shrimps, insects, tadpoles, etc. What kind of fish, shrimp, waterfowl and small mammals are eaten as adults.
Morphological characteristics: Similar to the North American subspecies, there are no common species due to geographically dispersed geographical distribution. The Ecuadorian and Nicaraguan populations also have the same distinguish.
Growing customs: Mating occurs in April to May every spring, and about 30 to 40 eggs are laid in June. The eggs are spherical. Diameter 3~4cm. The incubation period is basically controlled at about 2 months, and mating will also be arranged 10 months before hibernation.
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