The Yellow River Trionyx sinensis lives in the Yellow River Basin, the northern part of China and the saline-alkali land in the middle. The Chinese Trionyx sinensis is widely distributed in China, and it is produced in all provinces except Tibet and Qinghai. In recent years, wild Chinese Trionyx sinensis has also been found in Xinjiang, but the output of Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and other provinces is relatively high.

Second, the appearance is different

The body length of Trionyx sinensis is about 30 cm. The epigastrium is grayish white or yellowish white, flat and smooth, with seven calluses, which are located on the upper web, the inner web, the tongue web and the lower web, and on the rapier. Yellow turtle shell is yellow-green, belly shell is yellow, and turtle oil is yellow, so yellow turtle is also called Sanhuang turtle.

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life habit

Chinese soft-shelled turtle lives in rivers, lakes, ponds, reservoirs and other fresh water areas with gentle water flow and abundant fish and shrimp, and is also often found in mountains and streams. In the quiet, clean, sunny water shore activities are more frequent, sometimes ashore but not too far from the water source. Can crawl and climb on land, and can swim freely in the water. Like basking in the sun or enjoying the cool wind.

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