Masked map turtle
The masked map turtle is relatively rare, this is A species of turtle that looks similar to painted turtles. It is widely distributed in various recreational areas from Florida to Texas in the United States. It is widely distributed but has a small number of artificially raised turtles. The Mississippi map turtle has the largest number of captive map turtles.
Chinese name: Masked Map Turtle
English Name: Barbour's map turtle
Latin name: Graptemys barbouri
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Creeper
Order:Turtles p>
Family:Swamp Turtleidae
Genus: Map Turtle
Species: Masked Map Turtle
< strong>Origin:It is widely scattered in various recreational areas from Florida to Texas and north to the Dakotas and Quebec.
Morphological characteristics:The carapace is olive to dark brown, with black spines on the spines of larvae and males; there are yellow oval patterns on the costal and marginal shields. The plastron is cream-colored, or yellow with a hint of green, the intersection of the edges of the scutes is black, and there are spikes on the thoracic and ventral shields.
Living environment: Live in streams with slow or even fast flow and sand and clay bottoms.
Food habits: Omnivorous, they are known to eat fish, crustaceans and shellfish, chicken, liver, some Lettuce, insects, and other items.
Growing habits: Female map turtles will regularly lay several clutches of eggs during a growth period. The average number of eggs per clutch ranges from 4 to 16, depending on the species. They need to hatch for 60 to 75 days.
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