The Texas gopher tortoise is a species of tortoise, which is rare in China. The Texas gopher tortoise is difficult to raise, so there are not many people raising it. The Texas gopher turtle, also known as the Texas cave turtle, is small in size and likes to eat plants with high fiber content.

Common name alias: Texas cave turtle

English name: Texastortoise

Latin name: Gopherusberlandieri

Geographical distribution: Northwestern Mexico, USA.

Physical characteristics: The maximum nail length is 22.2 cm. The carapace is relatively round and short, with a dark color tied to the marginal shield, the rib shield and the central part of the vertebral shield with bright colors, two axillary shields, and the third vertebral shield has the largest width among the vertebral shields.

Food: Herbivorous, feeding on flowers, leaves and fruits.

Cherishness: CITES Convention on International Trade Appendix II Level

morphological characteristics of the Texas gopher tortoise

The appearance of the Texas gopher tortoise is quite distinctive. This is a kind of tortoise that looks a little flat, but it is not like a biscuit tortoise. Flat, he is more like a somewhat flat Egyptian tortoise, the color of the carapace is not as contrasting as the Egyptian tortoise, but a single dark yellow, and the color of the carapace is related to the environment.

Like other gopher tortoises, they are very suitable for the unique environment and food of the habitat, so it is more difficult to breed wild individuals. In addition, they are also susceptible to lung disease caused by Mycoplasma, which has a high fatality rate. According to the experience of the webmaster, the symptoms of this infection are not obvious. Usually, the symptoms of refusal to eat and decrease in activity usually appear gradually. The development process is relatively slow, the diagnosis is difficult, and it will collapse and die in about 2-3 months. Therefore, it is best not to contact or mix with other turtle species to avoid increasing the chance of infection.