Mou's water turtle
Mou's water turtle is relatively small in size and likes It moves in the hot summer and spends the winter buried in the mud. The number is relatively small and it is not easy to be found, so it is classified as a protected animal. It likes to bask in the back and a comfortable environment.
Chinese name: Mou's water turtle
Two names French name:Glyptemys muhlenbergii
English name:Bog Turtle
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Creeping Order
Order:Turtles
Family: Celerydae
Genus: Woodcarving Turtle
Species: Mou's Terrapin
Dispersed:Southwestern Vermont, upstate New York, and northeastern Ohio, USA, south to the Appalachian Mountains of Georgia and South Carolina.
Appearance: This is a small waterTurtle, brown, with a distinct yellow, orange or slightly red patch on each side of the head. The carapace is light brown to reddish brown.
Growth: Reach sexual maturity in 5 to 7 years. At the beginning of spring, when there is just a warm moment, mating begins; nesting begins in June. Only one clutch of eggs is laid, 1 to 6 eggs (generally 3 to 4 eggs). The eggs are oval in shape, with flexible shells and a balanced length of 11/8" (29mm). They are laid in a nest 2" (51mm) deep. After a relatively short incubation period of 61/2 to 9 weeks, the hatchlings emerge from their shells in August and September. In Shuofang, they may also overwinter in the nest.
Livelihood customs: Mou's water turtles move from April to mid-October. In spring, they often lie on the sunny ground. Basking on the grass. In hot times, they will bury themselves in mud or plant debris, leaving only a small part of their carapace exposed to the sun. In winter, they bury themselves deeply in the underwater mud. Now, in most states, they are protected as long as they are dispersed.
Food Habits: Their diet is broad, including tadpoles, slugs, snails, worms, and insects.
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