The giant snake-necked turtle is a relatively rare species of turtle. Therefore, they are rarely seen in daily life, but there are still many friends who want to know about them. Let me tell you a little bit about it!

1. Basic information

Chinese name: giant snake-necked turtle

foreign name: macrocephala

Alias: giant snake-necked turtle, giant, Acanthochelys macrocephala

Latin name: Acanthochelys macrocephala

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordate

Subphylum: Notochord Animal Subphylum

Class: Reptiles

Subclass: Apocarpus

Order: Turtles

Suborder: Lateral neck Turtles

Family: Snake-necked turtles

II. Appearance characteristics

The carapace of giant snake-necked turtles (can be up to 23.5 cm) is gray or dark brown, with many short and round protrusions on the neck, and a large head with some dotted patterns.

III. Distribution range

The giant snake-necked turtle is mainly distributed in central Bolivia (the Mamorie River system) and southwestern Brazil (upper Paraguay River) .

IV. Habitat

The giant snake-necked turtle likes to inhabit swamps, wetlands or small rivers with gentle flow.

V. Living habits

The giant snake-necked turtle is a completely aquatic turtle, hibernating and mating are completed in water. If there is a drought or the river dries up, they burrow into the soil to hibernate and wait for the rainy season to come.

Six. Diet

The giant snake-necked turtle is an omnivorous animal, mainly feeding on small animals such as earthworms and mosquitoes.

7. Breeding methods

The breeding method of giant snake-necked turtles is oviparous. Female giant snake-necked turtles usually lay eggs by the river. It can lay 8-24 eggs, and each egg is white, about 34x22 mm, and the incubation period is about 3-4 months.

The above is all the information about the giant snake-necked turtle, thank you for reading~