Digui
Chinese name: Ground Turtle
Name: Gmelin, 1789
English name: Black-breatsed Leaf Turtle
Geographical distribution: Huaxia is scattered in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan and other places. Overseas, they are scattered in Vietnam, Sumatra, Borneo, and Japan.
Protection level: National Critical Level II protection
Endangerment level: Critically endangered
Ground turtle, a small semi-aquatic turtle, ground turtle The turtle is small, with the adult carapace only 120mm long and 78mm wide. Its head is light brown, the head is small, the back is smooth, the upper beak is hooked, the eyes are large and protruding, and there are light yellow vertical stripes from the side of the snout along the eyes to the side of the neck. The carapace is golden or orange, with three ridges in the center, and teeth on both the front and rear edges, a total of twelve, so it is called the "twelve-ridged turtle". The plastron is brown and black, with light yellow patterns on both sides. The nail bridge is obvious, and the dorsal and ventral carapace are connected by bone sutures. The hind limbs are light brown with red or black patterns spread across them, the fingers and toes are webbed, and the tail is short and thin
The feeding habits of wild ground turtles are not recorded. Under the conditions of artificial breeding, the food habits of each tortoise are different, and the food habits are determined by the ecological environment of the wild where the turtle is located. Turtles generally eat mealworms, earthworms, tomatoes, lean pork, cucumbers, etc.
Ground turtles like to eat all kinds of fresh and live bugs. For example, earthworms, crickets, mealworms, etc.
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