However, due to the landfill of wetlands and the exploitation of groundwater, the number of Mou's water turtle is getting smaller and smaller, and now it is endangered, so it is rarely seen in daily life . Below, I will take you to understand it better.

One 、Basic information

1. Chinese name: Mu's water turtle

2. Latin name: Clemmys muhlenbergi

3. Kingdom: animal Kingdom

4. Class: Reptiles

5. Subclass: Apoporia

6. Order: Turtles

7 , Suborder: Paraphimidae

8, Family: Turtle family

9, Genus: Aquatic genus

10, Distribution area: United States Southeastern Massachusetts to Georgia

11. Suitable temperature: suitable growth temperature is 5~30℃

2. Morphological characteristics

1. Head: The head is mainly black, with a yellow, orange or reddish patch on each side of the back of the head, and the center of the upper beak is A-shaped.

2. Carapace: The carapace is generally 15cm long and has a long oval shape. The color of the carapace will gradually deepen from tan with age, and finally become dark brown.

3. Plastron: The plastron is black with some light-colored mottled markings, and the center of the plastron is deeply nicked.

4. Limbs: The limbs are dark brown without any spots.

Three , Living habits

1. Activities: Mou's water turtle likes to bask on its back. At the same time, they are more active when the temperature is warm and spend the winter burying themselves in the silt. Generally, when the temperature is lower than 15 ℃, they will burrow into the soil to hibernate. And if the temperature exceeds 30 degrees, they will also enter a state of aestivation.

2. Diet: Mou's water turtle is an omnivorous turtle, preferring meat, such as fish, shrimp, shellfish, insects, snails, earthworms, etc. But sometimes they also eat some aquatic plants and berry foods, such as strawberries, seeds, etc.

3. Habitat: Mou's water turtle likes to live in sunny grasslands, springs, wet pastures and swamps, especially in narrow, shallow, slow-flowing streams.

four , Breeding method

Mou's water turtle is oviparous, and it starts to mate and build a nest every year when it is a little warm in early spring. From May to July, they can lay eggs, about 4 to 18 eggs at a time, the eggs are oval, and the shell is flexible. After about 9 weeks of incubation, the hatchlings can be hatched in August and September.

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