Oaxaca mud turtles
Oaxaca mud turtles are eggs A type of turtle that has the habit of aestivating and burying its body in the soil to cool down in the summer. Therefore, it is called a mud turtle. The Oaxaca mud turtle lives in slow-flowing rivers and hunts some food in the water. Fish and shrimp are turtles that are omnivorous and partial to carnivorous.
Chinese name:Oaxaca Mud Turtle
English name:Oaxaca mud turtle
Latin name:Kinosternon oaxacae
Kingdom:Animal
Phylum:Vertebrates
Subphylum:Vertebrate subphylum
Class:Protozoa
Order:Turtles
Family:< /strong>Kinothoraxidae
Genus:Musky Turtle
Species:Oaxaca Mud Turtle
Dispersion:Oaxaca Mud Turtle is only scattered in the Pacific Ocean Coastal RioColotepec and RioTonameca Basin, and Mexico.
Appearance characteristics:The Oaxaca mud turtle is a large mud turtle, with a body length of up to 17.5 cm. The color of the carapace is generally brown or black.
Growing customs:Oviparous. Female turtles can lay two clutches of eggs in a year (from May to mid-June or early July), each clutch contains about 1-4 eggs. Females often lay eggs in sandy areas and shallow holes. Then around the riverside.
Livelihood customs:Oaxaca mud turtles live in impermanent waters along the coast and in lakes with relatively calm water flows in hilly highlands. .
Food characteristics: Omnivorous, the Oaxaca mud turtle will hunt all animals in the water that are smaller than itself in the wilderness, such as fish, Shrimps, etc., and even other turtles will occasionally eat some aquatic plants or fallen fruits.
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