Sun Turtle
Latin name: Heosemys spinosa
Latin nickname: Southeast Asian Spiny Turtle; Cogwheel Turtle
English name: Spiny turtle< /p>
Chinese common names: Oriental spiny turtle, Southeast Asian spiny turtle, gear turtle, sun turtle, sun turtle, giant spider turtle, etc.
The length of the carapace ranges from 175mm to 220mm, and the body weight ranges from 1.5kg to 2.0kg. The carapace is reddish-brown or brown, obviously sunken, and the keel is blunt and rounded. The front and rear edges are serrated. Each costal shield of the larvae has a short edge or spiny tubercle, and the keel is obvious. The plastron is yellow, and each scute has brown radial stripes. There are red spots on the head, hands and feet. The forelimbs have 5 claws and the hind limbs have 4 claws. The tail is very short.
Population classification
Kingdom Animalia (Fauna) → Chordata (CHORDATA) → Vertebrata (Vertebrata) → Reptilians (REPTILIA) → Order TESTUDINATA→Cryptodira→Emydidae→Batagurinae→Heosemys→Heosemys spinosa
Geographical distribution
From southern Myanmar through the peninsula of Thailand and the Malay Peninsula, to Sumatra, Borneo and some small islands in Indonesia.
Rest situation
From the clear and shallow streams in the rain forest at an altitude of 170m to 100m, spiny turtles often walk on the cold, humid and buried continent. It often hides under fallen leaves and grass. Young spiny turtles are probably more terrestrial than adults.
Gender differences
Huge adult turtles are spineless. The tail of the male turtle is thicker and longer than that of the female turtle, and the plastron is concave.
Conservation status
In 2002, the sun tortoise was listed as a nearly extinct protected animal in CITES Appendix II of the Washington Compact/IUCN.
Livelihood customs
It 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. He has a vegetarian diet and mostly feeds on plants, mainly fruits, leaves, stems and roots of high-fiber plants, and occasionally eats earthworms or slugs. Female turtles lay 1-2 eggs per clutch. There can be 2-3 litters per season. The incubation period is scheduled for approximately 106 days. The young turtles are very weak.
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