Star-spotted Water Turtle
Name: Clemmysguttata
Chinese nicknames: spotted turtle, spotted turtle, yellow-spotted turtle
Maintenance level: The wild population is shrinking year by year and urgently needs conservation (American man-made small batches Development)
World distribution: North America, the United States, Canada
Lifespan: about 40 years
Living habits: More activities during the day, resting in the forest in nature Wear in shallow swamp areas or areas with abundant aquatic plants and slow water flow.
Morphological characteristics: The whole body is mainly black, with irregular yellow freckles and patterns that form a sharp contrast (the number of freckles is generally larger), there are black patches on the plastron, and there are 5 nails in front and behind 4. The tail is relatively slender, the body of the larvae is flat, and the carapace gradually bulges as it grows into adults. The adult body is about 14 centimeters and is a small turtle.
The Spotted Terrapin is one of the smallest turtles found in the United States, with sizes ranging from 4 inches to approximately 51.4 inches. The shell of the star-spotted turtle is black, covered with yellow freckles. The amount of freckles varies with the age of the turtle. Older turtles often have more freckles, some even more than 125, evenly distributed They are scattered on the turtle shell and face. On the contrary, younger turtles have only a few freckles, often one on the entire shield. There have also been reports of star-spotted turtles without a single freckle on their body. Freckles decrease as the hatchlings grow. Occasionally the freckles of adult turtles will fade.
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