The Chinese box turtle, also known as the Snake-eating turtle or the yellow-margined box turtle, is found in China, Japan, and Taiwan. These semi-aquatic turtle’s habitats are highly variable. They spend most of their time in evergreen forests, grasslands, aquatic systems such as rice pattie fields, … [Read more...] about Chinese Box Turtle (C. flavomarginata)
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Keeled Box Turtle (C. mouhotii obsti)
The keeled box turtle, also known as keel-backed terrapin, jagged-shelled turtle, and Mouhot’s turtle, is endemic to Asia. It is herbivorous and is a terrestrial species. The carapace of the keeled box turtle has three large, raised ridges and is serrated on the back end. The population is steeply … [Read more...] about Keeled Box Turtle (C. mouhotii obsti)