According to the News of myanmar Chinese Network, Wu Rui Tieang, head of the management of The bagan LuoGanandaBeimai Ecological Park in Liangwu Town, Mandalay Province, said that a star turtle raised in the ecological park, according to the existing records, is now the world's largest star turtle, which can be seen by tourists.
Wu Rui Tieang said that the star turtle brand number 146, is one of the 82 smuggled star turtles seized by the Forestry Bureau in 2001, was placed in the Rogananda Beimai Ecological Park, and was fed by professional breeders. In 2019, this female star turtle was recorded as the largest star turtle in the world, and judging by the lines on its back, it is around 20 years old, which is very rare.
According to the records, this star turtle is 25 cm tall, the straight length of the dorsal carapace is 45.5 cm, the width is 32 cm, and the thorax is 39 cm long and 25 cm wide. At present, this star turtle has weighed 17.45 kg. Wu Rui Tie Ang explained: "Generally speaking, the length of the dorsal carapace of a star turtle is about 30 cm, and this female star turtle is much larger than the regular star turtle of the same age. ”
It is reported that the Myanmar star turtle has a distinct radial pattern on the back carapace, which has always been loved by the domestic pet market. It is reported that the price of a Burmese star turtle on the black market has even been speculated to thousands of dollars, which has led to many people who have ventured to smuggle and sell star turtles, resulting in the current wild star turtles are already critically endangered species.
Source: Tobosha
Editor: Chen Hui