Anbu Guan Shell Turtle

Chinese name: Anbu Guan Shell Turtle

English name: Malayan Box Turtle, Southeast Asian Box Turtle

No.: Humpback turtle, Vietnamese turtle, Malayan turtle

Classification position: Freshwater Chelonidae, turtle genus

Dispersed: Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam , Malaysia, Indonesia, eastern India.

Morphological characteristics: The carapace is completely black, with a higher bulge in the center. The plastron is light yellow, with black round spots or irregular black spots on each scute. The plastron and carapace can be fully connected. The head is olive-colored, with thin yellow stripes on the top, spreading to the back, and several yellow stripes on the sides of the head. The backs of the hands and feet are dark brown, the abdomen is light yellow, and the fingers and toes are webbed. The tail is moderate.

Living habits: resting in swamps, lowlands, pools and mountain streams. Omnivorous, it eats stems, leaves, small fish, snails and insects. Generally, eggs can be laid by weighing about 1,000 grams. The egg-laying season is from April to June, with 3 to 4 eggs in each clutch. The long diameter of the egg is 46~57 mm, and the short diameter is 35~37 mm. Eggs weigh 25-29 grams. However, turtles raised in warm conditions in winter can also lay eggs in July and January. The egg weighs 15.1~24 grams, the long diameter is 43.2~50.8 mm, and the short diameter is 23.1~29.2 mm.

Gender: The rear half of the male Anbuguan shell turtle’s plastron is concave, while the female’s is flat. .

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