Three-lined turtle
Chinese name: Cuora trifasciata
Latin name: Cuora trifasciata
Species name and year: ( Bell, 1825)
English name: Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle
Alternative names: Three-striped box turtle, money turtle, three-line turtle, box turtle, Sichuan-backed turtle , red-sided turtle, red-bellied turtle, broken turtle
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata CHORDATA
Subphylum: Vertebrates Vertebrata
Class: REPTILIA
Order: TESTUDINATA
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family ：Emydidae
Subfamily: Batagurinae
Genus: Cuora
"Three-line turtles" are also known as turtles , golden-headed turtles, red-sided turtles, red-bellied turtles, broken-plate turtles, and Sichuan-backed turtles. Classification is classified into the class Crestridium, order Turtles, family Chelonidae, and genus Guanshell Turtle. Domestically, it is mainly distributed in places such as Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian and the deep mountains and streams of Guangdong Province, and overseas it is distributed in Vietnam and Laos. This turtle has been listed as a second-level protected species by our country.
The glans of the three-line guanmen is relatively slender, the back of the head is yellow, the top is smooth and scale-free, the snout is blunt, the upper rafter is slightly curved, the throat and neck are light orange-red, and there are prismatic brown spots on the side of the head and behind the eyes. piece. The carapace is reddish-brown, with three black vertical stripes, one in the middle is longer (none in larvae), and the front and rear edges are smooth and not jagged. The plastron is black with yellow edges. There are ligaments between the dorsal and ventral carapace, and between the thoracic and ventral shields, so that the turtle shell can be completely closed. The skin on the armpits, hands, feet, and tail is orange-red, and there are webs between the fingers and toes.
The female turtle has a wider carapace, a thin and short tail, and a thin tail base. The anal hole is closer to the rear edge of the plastron, and the two anal shields on the plastron have shallow notches. . The carapace of male turtles is narrower, the tail is longer and the base of the tail is thicker. The cloaca hole is farther from the posterior edge of the plastron.The nicks produced by the two anal shields are deep.
The three-line turtle is omnivorous. In nature, it mainly eats aquatic insects such as snails, fish, shrimps, and tadpoles in the water. It also eats young mice, young frogs, scarabs, snails, and fly maggots. Occasionally, it also eats pumpkins, bananas, and tender stems and leaves of plants. Under artificial feeding conditions, they like to eat earthworms, lean meat, small fish and mixed feed.
In nature, three-line turtles rest in mountain streams. It likes a place with plenty of sunshine, quiet environment and quiet water. They often dig burrows and dry nests in the bushes beside streams. They stay in the burrows during the day and move out of the burrows more often in the dusk and night. Three-line turtles have the habit of living in groups. Under artificial breeding conditions, the living habits of three-line turtles have been changed. They move more during the day and rest at the bottom of the water or crawl on the shore at night. Because turtles are cold-blooded animals, their movements completely depend on the ambient temperature. When the ambient temperature reaches 23 to 28°C, turtles move frequently and wander around. When the temperature is below 10°C, the turtle becomes dormant. The turtle will wake up again when the temperature is above 12°C. In a year, April to October is the active period, and November to early April of the following year is the dormant period. The dormant period in the south is shorter, generally from December to February of the following year.
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