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Spiny Mountain Turtle

Spiny Mountain Turtle is also called the sun turtle. It has a strange appearance, regardless of its appearance. From the appearance point of view, it looks like a sun, which is deeply loved by the majority of turtle friends. However, the sun turtle has a fatal flaw, that is, its appearance will gradually change over time, so that the attractive thorns will become fewer and disappear. In other words, it can only grow when it is young. So beloved.

The Spiny Mountain Turtle is a semi-aquatic creeper. The stream grows in the jungle at an altitude of 170-100 m, sheltered under dead branches and grass, and is more terrestrial when young. The resting place is a small, clear stream in the forest. However, it does not have webbed toes and is not good at swimming. It is often found walking in the cool and humid understory of the forest beside the stream.

Chinese correct name: Spiny Mountain Turtle

Learn< /strong>Name:Heosemys spinosa

Latin name:Heosemys spinosa

EnglishName:Spiny turtle

ScienceName: Celerydae

AlternativeName: Southeast Asian spiny turtle, Sun turtle, gear turtle

Latin nickname:Southeast Asian Spiny Turtle; Cogwheel Turtle

Classification position:Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrates, Class Crestozoa, Order Turtles, Suborder Chelyonidae, Chelonidae, Freshwater Turtles, Oriental spiny turtle, spiny mountain turtle

Chinese common name:Oriental spiny turtle, Southeast Asian spiny turtle, gear turtle, spiny mountain turtle, sun Turtles, giant spider tortoises, etc.

Geographical distribution: From southern Myanmar through the peninsula of Thailand and the Malay Peninsula, to Sumatra. Borneo and some small islands in Indonesia

Recreation situation: Shallow streams in the rain forest from 170m to 100m above sea level. The spiny turtle often wanders on cold, wet, and submerged continents. It often hides under dead branches and grass. Young spiny turtles are probably more terrestrial than adults.

Gender difference: The huge adult turtle is spineless. The tail of the male turtle is thicker and longer than that of the female turtle, and the plastron is concave.

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