Biological Albums • Scattered Distant Relatives: Turtle trees are a variety of turtle species

Turtles, a collective name for turtles, belong to the order Turtle turtles. Also known as turtle, tuanyu, water fish, mud turtle, wang ba and so on. It originated in Asia during the Jurassic era 150 million years ago and dispersed to North America and Africa 60 million years ago. It is active in freshwater environments such as rivers, swamps, ponds, and rice paddies. There are two subfamilies with 13 genera and roughly 30 species. The spotted turtle is the largest freshwater turtle and tortoise available.

13 turtle genera: Pan turtle genus, round turtle genus, marginal plate turtle genus, small head turtle genus, turtle genus, slipper turtle genus, spotted turtle genus, soft turtle genus, shield turtle genus, lily turtle genus, striped turtle genus, mountain turtle genus, Chinese turtle genus.

Turtle (don't) ~ kiss ~ me

Very adapted to living in the water, you can directly use the armpits to absorb oxygen in the water, and you can hold your breath in the water for two or three hours. Accustomed to lying in the mud and sand under the water, hunting aquatic small animals, can burrow into the sediment to hibernate. The mouth is protruding, like a pig's nose, and the size varies depending on the species.

Turtle ~ delicious, high nutritional content, good tonic. The idiom "炰鳖脍脍鲤" is a description of a precious food. As a result, some species are at risk of extinction.

Come on, show! The various "turtles" are first and foremost species that live in China.

↑ Chinese turtle

↑ Yellow sand turtle

↑ Mountain turtle

Next, turtles from other parts of Asia, as well as from Africa and North America.

↑ Euclidean round turtle

↑ Malay turtle

↑ Senegalese turtle

↑ Indian peacock turtle

↑ Black Turtle

↑ Indian turtle

↑Nilssonia leithii (no Chinese name) shield turtle genus

↑ Nubian turtle

↑Amyda ornata (no Chinese name) genus Soft turtle

↑ Shrew

↑ Northern New Guinea shrew

↑ Slippery turtle

↑ Turtle

↑Nilssonia formosa (no Chinese name) shield turtle genus

↑ Asian turtle

↑ Indian edge plate turtle

↑ Striped turtle

↑Cycloderma frenatum (no Chinese name) genus Round turtle

↑ Sri Lankan marginal turtle

↑ African turtle

↑ Burmese turtle

↑ Juvenile laureate turtle

↑ Spotted turtle

↑ Flower-backed turtle

↑ Ganga turtle

↑ Pearl turtle

↑ Tohoku turtle

Compared with the "turtle", the turtle is relatively thin, and the dorsal carapace is composed of a clear ribbed support leathery soft skin, and the edges are soft and boneless plates, named "skirt". The tortoiseshell, on the other hand, is a hard and textured shield.

Turtles are also thriving in the family, and will be shown separately in the future.