The back plate of Trionyx sinensis (a national first-class protected animal) is 360 ~ 570 mm long, and the width of the back plate is only slightly smaller than the length, almost round. The body is flat, only slightly raised, the back is smooth and shiny, dark olive green (or black green) with many yellow spots, and there are countless yellow spots in between, sometimes forming an irregular circle around the yellow spots; In the part corresponding to the bony carapace, the yellow stripes form horizontal and vertical interlaced lines or radial lines. The head, neck and back of limbs are also dark green with irregular yellow spots. This dense yellow stripe is the characteristic of the turtle. Distributed in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and around Taihu Lake, south of China,
The turtle mainly lives in Taihu Lake Basin, Suzhou Zoo and great kindness Kim Lake (Lake of the Restored Sword) in Hanoi.
Trionyx sinensis (national second-class protected animal), also known as Trionyx sinensis, Latin name: Palea.
Steindachneri. Animals of Tortoise, Trionychidae, live in rivers and ponds in mountainous areas and feed on aquatic animals, mollusks, crustaceans, fish and shrimp. The round shape is very similar to the Chinese soft-shelled turtle commonly known as "soft-shelled turtle"; The turtle is thick, much larger than the ordinary Chinese soft-shelled turtle, and there are many wart grains on both sides of its head. It is 30-40 cm long, 23 cm wide and weighs about 20 kg. Broadly speaking, it refers to the general term of Tortoise.
In a narrow sense, it refers to the species under Tortoise. The turtle likes to grow in the crevices of streams in rocky mountain areas, so it has the reputation of "mountain treasure". The optimum water temperature for the growth of Trionyx sinensis is 25 ~ 32℃. When the water temperature is 37 ~ 38℃, the turtle behaves very uncomfortable and is easy to die of heat. When the water temperature is 12℃, the activity of the turtle decreases, and it does not feed, so it goes into the mud to hibernate, but it does not hibernate continuously like the general Chinese turtle. As long as the temperature rises above 20℃, it will drill out of the water and go out for food.