The masked map turtle is relatively rare. This is a turtle species similar in appearance to the painted turtle. It is widely distributed in various habitats from Florida to Texas in the United States. The largest population of turtles is the Mississippi map turtle.

Chinese name : Masked Map Turtle

English Name: Barbour's map turtle

Latin Name: Graptemys barbouri

Kingdom: Animal Kingdom

Door : Chordate

Class: Reptiles

Order: Turtles

Family: Swamp Turtles

Genus: Map Turtles Genus

Species: Masked Map Turtle

Origin: Widespread in a variety of habitats from Florida to Texas and north to the Dakotas and Quebec.

morphological characteristics: carapace olive to dark brown, with black spikes on ridges in juveniles and males; The plastron is cream-colored or slightly greenish-yellow, with black seams at the edges of the scutellum, and spikes on the thoracic and ventral scutes.

Living environment : Lives in medium or even fast streams with sand and clay bottoms.

Diet: Omnivorous, in captivity, they are known to eat fish, crustaceans and shellfish, chicken, liver, some lettuce, insects, and a few others.

Breeding Habits: Female map turtles routinely lay several clutches of eggs during a breeding season. The number of eggs per clutch averages from 4 to 16, depending on the species. They take 60 to 75 days to hatch.