Texas Map Turtle
The Texas Map Turtle lives in Edwards, Texas, USA It is a relatively rare species of map turtle in the Colorado River basin of the plateau, but it is relatively expensive and looks similar to the Mississippi map turtle, making it sometimes difficult to tell them apart. The Texas map turtle has the smallest carapace of all map turtles and does not have particularly obvious ribs.
The adult Texas map turtle is approximately 3.5 inches in size for males and 6.75 inches for females. This species of map turtle inhabits muddy river channels with relatively fast currents in the Edwards Plateau. middle. Like all map turtles, they spend a lot of time basking, with females preferring relatively deeper water than juveniles and males.
English name: Texas Maps
Latin: Graptemys versa
Chinese name: Texas Map Turtle
Growth:Oviparous
Floating conditions:The Colorado River system in Texas.
Dispersion Category:The Colorado River in Texas. In recent years, Texas map turtles have been introduced into the Chinese reptile market in large numbers, mainly in Guangdong, Guangxi and southern China.
Characteristics:The Texas map turtle is gentle, active, likes warmth and is afraid of cold, has high requirements for water quality, and likes to live in groups. Breeders should prevent children at home from touching the turtle body for a long time, which may lead to water pollution and death.
Appearance characteristics: The yellow circles on the carapace, and the moon patterns behind the eyes are obviously different from the first two, which are horizontal. Some parts of the Texas map are orange. Yellow background
Price:The Texas map turtle is relatively expensive, reaching more than 100 yuan, but it is a Texas map turtle. Much like the Mississippi map turtle, some merchants will pass off Mississippi map turtles worth tens or more than ten dollars as Texas map turtles, so be careful when purchasing.
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