European tortoise
The European tortoise, referred to as the European tortoise, is a huge species of tortoise. This species is also relatively rare in the market. The price of a hatchling of about 5cm is usually about 550 yuan. The larger the carapace, the more expensive it is. Some of them exceed 10,000 yuan and are extremely rare.
Chinese name:European tortoise
Two Law:Testudo gracea
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Vertebrates
Class:Creeper
Order:Turtles p>
Suborder:Suborder Turtles
Family: Teruptidae
Species: European tortoise
< strong>Food habits:Feeding on flowers and leaves of plants.
Dispersed: North Africa, southwestern Europe, Yugoslavia to Iran and the western part of the former Soviet Union.
Morphological characteristics:One upper hip armor, large cone-shaped scales on the inner side of the hind thighs, and large horny scales on the tail.
Relaxation situation: Dry herbs and jungle wear.
Body length: Carapace 16-18 cm.
Suitable temperature: 15-30 degrees Celsius.
Living habits:The European tortoise is the most common tortoise in Europe, also because it can adapt to the cold temperate climate, and Will hibernate. Like Sulcata, they have thorns on their hind legs, which is also an important basis for distinguishing European and Herman.
Introduction to the four subspecies:
1. European tortoise (spur-thighedtortoise): Scattered in Spain and North Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and other places. The varieties emerging in the country are divided into ordinary continental and golden continental.
2. Hermann's tortoise (Hermann's tortoise): distributed in countries from the Balga Peninsula to the Black Sea, Turkey, Soviet Russia and Iran.
3. Marginated tortoise: scattered in Israel, Syria and the Sinai Peninsula.
4. Egyptian tortoise (Egyptiantortoise): only scattered in Iran and Egypt.
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