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Mauremys Reevesii - Sept 10 2021
''Mauremys'' is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly called Bataguridae). Species include: * Japanese pond turtle, ''M. japonica'' * Yellow pond turtle, ''M. mutica'' **''M. mutica mutica'' **''M. mutica kami'' * Vietnamese pond turtle or Annam leaf turtle, ''M. annamensis'' - formerly separated in ''Annamemys'' * Caspian turtle or striped-neck terrapin, ''M. caspica'' **''M. caspica caspica'' **''M. caspica siebenrocki'' **''M. caspica vetrimaculata'' * Balkan pond turtle or Balkan terrapin, ''M. rivulata'' - formerly included in ''M. caspica'' * Spanish pond turtle, ''M. leprosa'' - formerly included in ''M. caspica'' **''M. leprosa leprosa'' **''M. leprosa saharica'' * Chinese broad-headed pond turtle, ''M. megalocephala'' * Red-necked pond turtle, ''M. nigricans'' * Chinese pond turtle, ''M. reevesii'' * Chinese stripe-necked turtle, ''M. sinensis'' The Fujian pond turtle, described as ''Mauremys iversoni'', is a farm-bred hybrid, between yellow pond turtl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauremys Leprosa
The Iberian pond turtle (''Mauremys leprosa''), also known as the Mediterranean pond turtle or Mediterranean turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa. Subspecies Including the nominotypical subspecies, there are two sub-species which are accepted: *''M. leprosa leprosa'' – Iberian pond turtle *''M. leprosa saharica'' – Saharan pond turtle Gallery Saharan pond turtle (Mauremys leprosa saharica) male.jpg, male ''M. l. saharica'', Morocco Saharan pond turtles (Mauremys leprosa saharica) adults and juvenile.jpg, adults and juvenile ''M. l. saharica'', Morocco Mediterranean Pond Turtle (Mauremys leprosa) (26388139170).jpg, swimming Mauremys leprosa 01.JPG, Juvenile Distribution ''Mauremys leprosa'' is native to the western mainland Mediterranean Basin, stretching from the tip of southern France to the northwestern Maghreb (in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya). It is most frequent in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-necked Pond Turtle
The red-necked pond turtle (''Mauremys nigricans'') is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae endemic to China. It is most likely restricted to Guangxi and Guangdong provinces, although pre-historic skull remains have been found in northern Vietnam and Hainan. Other common names include Kwangtung river turtle and black-necked pond turtle. Anatomy and morphology A megacephalic form of the red-necked pond turtle exists, commonly called 'dumb-head'. This form is rarer than the smaller headed individuals. This species has strong sexual dimorphism Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the sexes of the same animal and/or plant species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most ani ... with a significant size difference between males and females. The largest recorded male's carapace measured 185mm (7.2 in) in length whereas females with a size up to 298 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turtle Genera
Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. Turtle shells are made mostly of bone; the upper part is the domed carapace, while the underside is the flatter plastron or belly-plate. Its outer surface is covered in scales made of keratin, the material of hair, horns, and claws. The carapace bones develop from ribs that grow sideways and develop into broad flat plates th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauremys
''Mauremys'' is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly called Bataguridae). Species include: * Japanese pond turtle, ''M. japonica'' * Yellow pond turtle, ''M. mutica'' **''M. mutica mutica'' **''M. mutica kami'' * Vietnamese pond turtle or Annam leaf turtle, ''M. annamensis'' - formerly separated in ''Annamemys'' * Caspian turtle or striped-neck terrapin, ''M. caspica'' **''M. caspica caspica'' **''M. caspica siebenrocki'' **''M. caspica vetrimaculata'' * Balkan pond turtle or Balkan terrapin, ''M. rivulata'' - formerly included in ''M. caspica'' * Spanish pond turtle, ''M. leprosa'' - formerly included in ''M. caspica'' **''M. leprosa leprosa'' **''M. leprosa saharica'' * Chinese broad-headed pond turtle, ''M. megalocephala'' * Red-necked pond turtle, ''M. nigricans'' * Chinese pond turtle, ''M. reevesii'' * Chinese stripe-necked turtle, ''M. sinensis'' The Fujian pond turtle, described as ''Mauremys iversoni'', is a farm-bred hybrid, between yellow pond turtle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterility (physiology)
Sterility is the physiological inability to effect sexual reproduction in a living thing, members of whose kind have been produced sexually. Sterility has a wide range of causes. It may be an inherited trait, as in the mule; or it may be acquired from the environment, for example through physical injury or disease, or by exposure to radiation. Sterility is the inability to produce a biological child, while infertility is the inability to conceive after a certain period. Sterility is rarely discussed in clinical literature and is often used synonymously with infertility. Infertility affects about 12-15% of couples globally. Still, the prevalence of sterility remains unknown. Sterility can be divided into three subtypes natural, clinical, and hardship. Natural sterility is the couple’s physiological inability to conceive a child naturally. Clinical sterility is natural sterility for which treatment of the patient will not result in conception. Hardship sterility is the inability to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauremys Pritchardi
''Mauremys pritchardi'' is an interspecific hybrid turtle in the Family (biology), family Geoemydidae. ''M. pritchardi'', described to be from Myanmar (where neither of the parental species occurs apparently), has been found in the wild in China and Japan, and is produced to some extent in Chinese turtle farms. It was listed as data deficient in the IUCN Red List before its actual origin became known. The parents of this hybrid are the Chinese pond turtle (''Mauremys reevesii'' ) and the Yellow pond turtle, Asian yellow pond turtle (''Mauremys mutica''). While it is not unusual for perfectly valid geoemydid species to arise from hybridization, recognition as a species would require that the hybrids be fertile and constitute a phenotypically distinct and self-sustaining lineage. This does not yet appear to be the case in this "species" as recently (Kosukawa et al. 2006) a population of these turtles has been found in Japan. The hybrid offspring are perfectly fertile, which is not t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuora Cyclornata
The Vietnamese three-striped box turtle or green rice turtle (''Cuora cyclornata'') is a species of the Southeast Asian genus '' Cuora'' (family Geoemydidae). It is distributed from the extreme southern part of the Chinese Guangxi province southwards to central Vietnam and central Laos. This species reaches up to 30 cm straight carapace length and is thus the largest ''Cuora'' species. Due to demand of traditional Chinese medicine, this species is nearly extinct in the wild, but is readily bred on Chinese turtle farms. Extremely high prices are paid for this species in China. It can be distinguished from ''Cuora trifasciata'' by its larger size and generally more oval or rounder shell, which is usually also flatter, a white, pink, or orange chin, and head coloration with an orange-brownish-olive dorsal head pattern and less black pigment. Subspecies Recognized subspecies: Blanck, T., Protiva, T., Zhou, T., Li, Y., Crow, P., and Tiedemann, R. (2017). New subspecies of ''Cuora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Coin Turtle
__NOTOC__ The golden coin turtle or Chinese three-striped box turtle (''Cuora trifasciata'') is a species of turtle endemic to southern China. Distribution The species is distributed in China, but only on the island of Hainan (it is extirpated from the mainland Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian provinces), as well as Hong Kong. The populations from other parts of Vietnam and Laos are now regarded a separate species, the Vietnamese three-striped box turtle (''C. cyclornata''). Description This species has three distinct black stripes on its brown carapace, with a yellow, slightly hooked upper jaw and a yellow stripe extending from the back of the mouth. The plastron is mostly black with a yellow border. Diet In Hong Kong, this species feeds on fish, frogs, and carrion, but remains of crabs, snails, and insects have been found in its feces. It can grow up to 25 cm (10 in). Taxonomy It hybridizes very easily with its relatives in captivity and in the wild, and hybrids may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hybrid (biology)
In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction. Hybrids are not always intermediates between their parents (such as in blending inheritance), but can show hybrid vigor, sometimes growing larger or taller than either parent. The concept of a hybrid is interpreted differently in animal and plant breeding, where there is interest in the individual parentage. In genetics, attention is focused on the numbers of chromosomes. In taxonomy, a key question is how closely related the parent species are. Species are reproductively isolated by strong barriers to hybridisation, which include genetic and morphological differences, differing times of fertility, mating behaviors and cues, and physiological rejection of sperm cells or the developing embryo. Some act before fertilization and others after it. Similar barriers exist in plants, with differences in flowering tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turtle Farm
Turtle farming is the practice of raising turtles and tortoises of various species commercially. Raised animals are sold for use as gourmet food, traditional medicine ingredients, or as pets. Some farms also sell young animals to other farms, either as breeding stock, or more commonly to be raised there to a larger size for subsequent resale.Darrell Senneke,Declared Turtle Trade From the United States - intro page Turtle farms primarily raise freshwater turtles (primarily, Chinese softshell turtles as a food source and Trachemys, sliders and Pseudemys, cooter turtles for the pet trade);Links froDeclared Turtle Trade From the United States - breakdown by species/ref> therefore, turtle farming is usually classified as aquaculture. However, some terrestrial tortoises (e.g. ''Cuora mouhotii'') are also raised on farms for the pet trade. Only three serious attempts are believed to have been made to farm sea turtles. Only one of them, in Cayman Islands, continues to operate. The one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujian Pond Turtle
The Fujian pond turtle (''"Mauremys" × iversoni'') is a possibly also naturally occurring intergeneric hybrid turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae) produced in larger numbers by Chinese turtle farms as a "copy" of the golden coin turtle ''Cuora trifasciata''. It appears to occur in China and Vietnam. Before its actual origin became known, it was listed as data deficient in the IUCN Red List. The parents of this hybrid are the Asian yellow pond turtle and the golden coin turtle, with the male apparently usually of the latter species. While it is not unusual for perfectly valid geoemydid species to arise from hybridization, recognition as a species would require that the hybrids are fertile and constitute a phenotypically distinct and self-sustaining lineage. This does not appear to be the case in this "species" as only single specimens have been found rather than an entire population of these turtles and captive breeding has rarely been successful as most males p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle
The Chinese stripe-necked turtle (''Mauremys sinensis'') or golden thread turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. Like many other Geoemydidae, this species hybridizes vigorously with related and not-so-closely related members of its family. It is one of the two most commonly found species used for divination that have been recovered from Shang dynasty sites, despite the Shang capital being over 1000 km north of its modern-day distribution range.Keightley (1979), see especially pp. 160, 189-194. Description Chinese-stripe-necked turtles have a green body. As a juvenile, its carapace is grayish green and there are three distinctive ridges. As an adult, the color fades to a brown color and the two ridges gradually disappear. The plastron is ivory in color with small black spots. The male's tail is more coarse and long, while adult females will be larger than the males. Habitat Chinese stripe-necked turtles prefer lowland waters such as ponds, canals, and sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
