Vaippakilpikonna

Chinese pond turtle

Mauremys reevesii

The Chinese pond turtle often sunbathes on rocks by the water or on tree trunks. The female is almost twice as large as the male.

Conservation

The endangered Chinese pond turtles are harvested for food and for use in traditional Chinese medicine. For this reason they are also farmed in China. Other threats to the species are water pollution and its growing popularity as a pet.

The species is part of the CITES convention, which regulates the international trade of endangered or threatened animals and plants.

Tropical house Amazonia

Endangerment

Distribution

Habitat

ranta lampi tai järvi suo

Diet

lehdet hedelmät hyönteiset etanat madot

Size

Lifespan

20–45 years

Scientific classification

Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae