[Chinese name] Asian mountain turtle

[Another name] Burmese mountain turtle, flat oriental turtle

【Kingdom】Animal

【Domain】door Chordate

【Class】Reptiles

【Subclass】Apoporea

II. Appearance characteristics

1. Head: The head is medium in size, gray or brown, with a slightly protruding snout and a tooth-like protrusion on the upper beak;

2. Back: scaled

3. Eyes: The iris of the eyes is brown, and the neck is yellow-brown.

4. Carapace: The carapace is flat, with obvious central ridges; light brown, with black markings; the rear edge of the fringe shield is serrated. A bridge black or dark brown.

The plastron is yellow or tawny, with dark brown or black spots or radial stripes on each scutellum. Limbs are yellow-brown, with large black square scales on the front of the front limbs; the hind limbs are flat and covered with small scales; the forelimbs have five claws, and the hind limbs have four claws; the claws are well developed and slightly webbed. Tail yellowish brown. ###Asian Asian mountain turtle (scientific name: flat oriental turtle, also known as Burmese mountain turtle, English name: Heosemys depressa) is a reptile with yellow-brown limbs, five claws on the front limbs and four claws on the hind limbs. The protection level is CR critically endangered.

Three. Breeding methods

Because Asian mountain turtles only mate once a year, the eggs will not hatch in 100 days, and their breeding plan faces various challenges. difficulty. In 2007, the fourth Asian mountain tortoise was successfully nurtured in 6 years at Zoo Atlanta in the United States. Another egg was hatching, and the other two failed to survive.

IV. Protection level

In 2009, researchers from the World Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) discovered  Asian mountain tortoise is currently critically endangered.

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