 花龟
Head turtles, turtle families, flowers are only 1 species of turtle. Also known as turtle grass.
Located in Fujian, China, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi and other provinces. Vietnam has also been reported.
Living in the gentle flow of the river pond. Herbivorous, feeding plants. April between the spawning, can produce 3, egg size 40 × 25 mm. Egg shell is usually calcium.
Edible meat, turtle shell can be used as medicine.
Green-
Scientific name: ocadia sinensis
Common name: blue head turtle, turtle grass, flowers turtle
Special low. : Lateral and ventral head, limbs, tail Jieyou yellow-green lines. Plastron with dark brown or black Jieyou round spots. Carapace is dark brown or black, often with three discrete ridge yellow hills. Carapace length of up to 25 cm.
Distribution: distributed in the southern provinces of mainland China, Hainan Island and northern Vietnam. Very widespread in Taiwan, currently the largest number of Taiwan's freshwater turtles in the low altitude rivers, lakes, ponds and reservoirs more than a trace of its appearance.
Habits: The distribution of low altitude from the plains to mountain streams, ponds, reservoirs, etc., can also be found on the shore trail. Can be observed in Taiwan, the behavior of the sun to climb to the shore, the temperature is low, there will be swimming through the mud to the shore. Its diet is mainly herbivorous, including various types of food plants, aquatic plants or buds waterfront, seeds and fruits, are also eating other aquatic invertebrates.
■ green-turtle Branch ocadia sinensis Ze
Green-
Scientific name: ocadia sinensis
Country of Origin: southeast coast of China, Taiwan, Hainan and Indochina
Bait: turtles can be fed blood worms, silk worms, strip feed, chopped meat and leafy vegetables; turtles can be fed into the leaves, fruit, strip feed, or earthworms Zhu Wenjin
Because turtles have a significantly longer period of the tail, the green-aquarium in the local market, and more on a "long tail turtle," the name of the selling flow; and wait until the sub-adult, the individual growth of the tail ratio change will Suizhu was less obvious, more than wonderful in a long green-l00mm after the name change to become. Green-keeping can be said to be in very easy, they are not red-eared turtle-like character with a violent, while the young turtles have a high mortality rate period; with green-native species in the local environment, so the aquarium considerable popularity among the market above the red-eared turtles trend. Green-food for all have shown great interest, therefore, whether leaves, fruit, small fish and even with the floating fish feed, they are willing to accept, but has a very clear and rapid growth. The green-turtle is difficult to avoid all ze time in keeping the only drawback is the cause turbidity and water quality with the smell, so advise each feeder in addition to the amount of proper control of feeding, the hard indeed to help favorite turtle is also important to change the water daily management of projects. Most of the market is a long circulation in the 35-60mm larvae between individuals, but long enough to approximate a mature individual 400mm, although the colors will become dull, but still retained significant gold head and neck lines, so the growth is quite after the types of ornamental value.
Note: The text of the "green-", is the flower of Chinese turtles, the larvae in the market, also known as the "Pearl Turtle" is the number currently on the market after the red-eared turtle as a pet turtle. |
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