Because the hawk-billed turtle is a kind of endangered wild animal, even if we like it, we cannot buy or raise it at will. However, this does not affect our further understanding of the hawk-billed turtle. Interested friends can continue to look down~ Xiaobian will give you some popular information about it.

1. What does the hawk-billed turtle look like

1. Body size: The body is medium in size, the back and abdomen are extremely flat, the carapace is 80.5-174mm long, and the shape is long oval.

2. Edge: The middle of the front edge is slightly concave, and the rear edge is rounded and slightly absent.

3. Shield: The neck shield is relatively short and wide, in the shape of an inverted trapezoid. There are 5 cone shields, which are wider than long, and the fifth is the widest. There are 4 pairs of rib shields, which are also wider than long. There are 12 pairs of edge shields, the sides are relatively small, and the eighth and ninth pairs gradually widen backwards.

4. Plastron: The length is 67-113mm, which is smaller than the rectangle of the carapace.

5. Color: The head, carapace, limbs and tail and back of the hawk-billed turtle are brown-red, olive or brown-olive. There are dark brown fine lines on the back of the head, brown-black longitudinal lines on the side of the head behind the eyes and on the edge of the jaw, and some light yellow spots on the carapace. The radial patterns on each of their scutellum are dark brown and darker in color. There are also yellow or orange spots on the large scales on the front edges of the limbs.

Second, What are the living habits of hawk-billed turtles

1. Living environment: Hawk-billed turtles mainly live in clear streams, but also in swamps, rivers and fields. They are generally active at night, and can climb rock walls, and can also use the support of their tails to climb walls and branches that are longer than themselves.

2. Diet: Hawk-billed turtles are typical carnivores and like to eat some live bait. In the wild, it mainly preys on snails, earthworms and shrimps, etc. Dead fish and shrimps and animal offal can also be eaten, and there is no fixed feeding time. Hawk-billed turtles will not eat plant-based feeds.

3. Hibernation time: Around November every year, when the water temperature drops below 10°C, Hawk-billed turtles will enter hibernation. It will not wake up until the water temperature rises to about 15°C the following year.

4. Personality: Hawk-billed turtles are the most ferocious of the domestic freshwater turtles, and they tend to take the initiative to attack. When threatened, they will widen their eyes with anger and hiss in their mouths. Once caught, they will resist very violently, with full combat effectiveness!

Three. Where are hawkbills distributed

The hawkbills are distributed in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. In China, it is mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places.

Fourth, what is the reproduction method of the hawkbills

The hawkbills reach sexual maturity at the age of 5-6, weighing more than 250 grams. Most mating in autumn, the time is September-October, 17-18 o'clock, the temperature is 20-25 ℃. Eggs are laid from May to July of the following year, 1-3 eggs are produced each time, weighing 6-12 grams.

5. What is the status of the protection of hawkbills?

1. Protection level: included in the World Conservation Union Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN 2000 ver 3.1) - endangered (EN); Included in the China Biodiversity Red List - Vertebrate Volume (Reptiles) - Critically Endangered (CR); Included in the China Red Book of Endangered Animals - Endangered (EN). Included in the second-level list of China's National Key Protected Wildlife List.

2. Population status: The number of wild hawk-billed turtles is rare, and there are no specific protection measures.

3. Endangered reasons: Due to the deterioration of the quality of the environment, the destruction of habitats and the indiscriminate killing of wild hawkbills, the number of wild hawksbill turtles is decreasing day by day.

There are so many information about hawk-billed turtles as above~ Everyone is responsible for protecting wild animals, everyone can pay attention to their information~ Don’t arbitrarily arrest and break the law~