The hawk-billed mud turtle, also known as the narrow bridge musk turtle, is rare in nature and is endangered. Its character is more irritable, and when it encounters danger, it will not only release a more unpleasant musk smell, but also open its mouth and bite. Seeing this, everyone must be eager to learn more about it! Then let's look down~

I. Basic information

【Chinese name】Hydraptor

【Latin name】 Claudius angustatus

【English name】Narrow-bridged musk turtle

【Alias】Narrow-bridged musk turtle

【Kingdom】Animal

【phylum】Chordates

【Class】Reptiles

【Order】 Turtles

【Family】Turtoidae

II. Appearance characteristics

The body of the eagle-billed mud turtle is oval in shape and has three longitudinal vertebrae on its back, but it becomes blurred with age. The carapace is rough, brown or light brown in color, and has a black border between the shields.

The plastron and the carapace are connected by their own ligaments; the armpit and groin shields are missing; the plastron has no throat shields and rib shields, only chest shields, hip shields, and anal shields And the ventral shield; the top and end of the plastron are triangular in shape, and the bridge is yellow.

It has a large head, yellowish-brown or gray in color, with some black spots; its beak is small, round or oval; the upper jaw is hooked and has a pair of spikes, and the lower The hook is long and prominent; the chin (lower jaw) has a pair of tentacles; the throat is yellow; the neck is gray with rows of small sarcomas.

Its limbs are pale grey with webbed toes, and the surface of the front legs has three tick marks resembling an oblique shape.

III. Main distribution

The eagle-billed mud turtle is mainly distributed in central Veracruz, northern Oaxaca and southwards to northern Guatemala and Belize City, especially Except for the Catan Peninsula.

4. Habits

1. Habits

The eagle-billed mud turtle belongs to the aquatic turtle class, mainly living in the lower prefers to be in seasonally flooded grasslands and in shallow or slow-flowing waters such as swamps, lakes, and streams. They also occasionally linger on the shore.

2. Eating habits

The eagle-billed mud turtle prefers meat food, mainly eating some worms, snails, aquatic insects, amphibians, mollusks and fish.

3. Breeding method

When the male and female eagle-billed mud turtles are 5-6 years old and the body weight reaches about 250g, the gonads will begin to mature and have reproductive ability. From September to October each year, male and female turtles begin to mate, and in June to August of the following year, female turtles usually start laying eggs between dusk and dawn.

V. Discrimination between males and females

1. Body size: Compared with the same age, male turtles are generally larger than female turtles.

2. Tail: Male turtles have long and thick tails, whereas female turtles have short and thin tails.

Well, the introduction of the hawk-billed mud turtle, the editor will stop here! Do you guys understand? If you have any questions, please leave a message below~