Fruit-stone mud turtle (definite introduction)
The fruit-stone mud turtle is a comparison Small species have simple feeding methods and relatively low prices, so there are more people breeding them. The pit turtle likes to eat some meat, but it will also eat some animals in the wild environment.
The body length of the pit turtle is about 12 centimeters; wild pit turtles often have algae adsorbed on their carapace, which helps them integrate into the natural environment. It provides effective protection for it; sometimes it will catch food on the water surface, but more often it will look for food in the sand or silt at the bottom of the river bed.
Chinese name: Fruit-core mud turtle
Latin Name:Kinosternon baurii
English name:Striped mud turtle
Characteristics: Named by Garman, it is a small mud turtle, with a body length of about 12 cm. The carapace is relatively broad and flat, with the highest and widest points behind the center of the back. The adult core has no vertebrae and the edges of the scute are not serrated, while newly hatched larvae have one vertebrae (center of the back).
Distribution: The pit turtle is found in the KEY area of Florida, running northward through the Florida Peninsula and along the Great European and American Coastal Plains to remote King and Queen counties, as well as Virginia.
Food: The pit turtle is a carnivore, but it occasionally eats plants in nature.
Geographical changes: This species is unanimously believed to have no other subspecies..
Resting place: The pit turtle spends more time in lakes with slow or obstructed water flow, such as swamps and swamps . Naturally, sand or silt with a soft base is ideal.
Growth: It takes 5 to 6 years for wild females to reach sexual maturity, with a body length of about 7 to 8 cm, while males The body length must reach about 7.5 cm to produce mature semen.
Lifespan:The life cycle of fruit cores is generally about 30 to 55 years.
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