African fold-back tortoise (confirmed introduction)
African fold-back tortoise The biggest feature of the tortoise is its carapace. The carapace of the folded tortoise is movable, which can help it avoid attacks from natural enemies, and can also assist with breathing and ovulation, which is another form of evolution.
The African fold-back tortoise is the largest species of all fold-back tortoises, with a mature body size exceeding 30cm. The background color of the African fold-back tortoise's carapace is brown. , all carapace scattered with a little yellow pattern, and the gender characteristics are the same as other tortoise species, the male has a thick and long tail. The African fold-back tortoise is mainly distributed in Central and West Africa. The distribution areas include Guinea, Liberia, Sangria, Chad, Cameroon, Congo, the United Nations Central African Republic and surrounding countries. The most important importing country is Cameroon. The African foldback tortoise's habitat is mainly rainforest, and they often rest in swamp areas and riverbanks or near streams in the rainforest.
The place where the fold-back tortoise stands out from other tortoises, apart from its special prostrate appearance, is on the seventh and eighth edge decks. The fold back begins to droop downward. In between, there is a soft tissue structure similar to a ligament. When encountering an attack, the ligament can be triggered and the fold back has a limit connection. In fact, , this related action can also help with breathing and ovulation, which is the only way of all tortoises in this genus.
The African fold-back tortoise also has a little personality that is different from other tortoise species. The African fold-back tortoise's swimming ability in water is no less than that of the box turtle species. , it can be seen that the habitat environment of African fold-back tortoises has higher humidity than other fold-back tortoise species, and their habitats are also pure tropical rainforests in Africa.
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