I. Basic information

[Chinese name]Texas map turtle 

【Latin name】Graptemys versa

【English name】Texas Map Turtle

【Kingdom】Animal Kingdom

【Domain】Chordate

【Subclass】Chordates

【Class】Reptiles

【Subclass】Turtoises

【 Order] Turtles

[Suborder] Turtles

[Family] Turtles

[Genus] Map Turtles

[Species] Texas map turtle

[Named by] Stejneger

[Named] 1925

[Distribution] Central Texas, USA Colorado River Basin

II. Appearance characteristics

The body color of the Texas map turtle is olive; the head is narrow; the snout is slightly prominent; the eye sockets Orange or yellow stripes on the back, longitudinal or J shape; 3-6 thin yellow stripes on each side of the neck that extend forward through the tympanic membrane to the eye sockets; usually 1 orange or Yellow stripes with black borders.

The carapace is oval in shape; the central crest on the back has a lower and pointed tubercle, and the anterior part of the tubercle is yellow; the carapace scutellum has obvious depressions, and some yellow nets are mixed Stripes; rear edge of carapace is serrated.

The plastron is yellow with a notched posterior margin; the ventral surface has irregular yellow spots surrounded by thin black stripes; the limbs have yellow longitudinal stripes; the tail is short.

III. Habits

1. Living habits

The Texas map turtle is a semi-aquatic turtle, mainly living in rivers, swamps and streams, etc. land. They like warm and cold, and often bask in the sun; they like shallow water and are afraid of weakly acidic water.

2. Eating habits

The Texas map turtle is an omnivorous animal, mainly eating some insects and plants.

3. Breeding method

The sexual maturity of the Texas map turtle is earlier, and it usually mates in early spring and late autumn. May-July is the spawning period of female turtles. They will choose to lay eggs on the shore and build their nests on sandbars or sandy ground. They can lay 5-10 eggs each time. The hatching time of eggs is about 65-85 days. .

PS: Generally speaking, the sex of newly-born Texan map turtles depends on the temperature, producing males below 28 degrees Celsius and females above 30 degrees Celsius (including 30 degrees Celsius).

Four. Population Status

The Texas map turtle is a protected animal and has been recorded in several protected lists, as follows:

1. World Conservation Union Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN 2010), it is not threatened.

2. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES Appendix III).

PS: In 2007, the Texas map turtle was banned from commercial fishing in the public waters of Texas, USA.

Okay, the above is all the introduction to the Texas Map Turtle! Guys, do you understand?