Giant leatherback turtle species profile

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Giant leatherback turtles

There are three species of giant leatherback turtles, separated They are the Burmese giant leatherback turtle, the red-crested leatherback turtle and the Indian giant leatherback turtle. The different giant leatherback turtles are different in appearance, but they are very similar in customs. Among them, the red-crested leatherback turtle Back turtles are the most desolate and the most difficult to raise.

Chinese name: Giant leatherback turtle

English Name:three-striped roofed turtle

Latin name:Kachugad hongoka

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Subphylum:Vertebrates

Class:Creeping Class

Order: Turtles

Suborder : Suborder Hypochaete

Family: Terracoidae

Genus: Giant Leatherback

Dispersed:Ayeyarwady River, Savin River, Myanmar and their tributaries.

Customs: Rest in deeper fresh water, preferring plant foods, but young eat animal foods such as shellfish. When raised by humans, they will eat small fish, etc., as well as feed. They grow in the wilderness in March and April and lay 20 to 30 slender eggs.

Appearance characteristics:The giant leatherback turtle is a giant among leatherback turtles. The male's armor can reach 26cm, and the female's armor can reach up to 26cm. 48cm; The carapace of the giant leatherback turtle is a low-curved oval with three stripes, and a dark brown or black stripe in the center is very obvious; the plastron is yellow; the head is gray, and there are bright-colored stripes on both sides. plaque.


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