How to distinguish Ruili elephant turtle

1. Huangtou species in Ruili

The turtle shell is relatively flat, the growth line of the turtle shell is uneven, the head is golden yellow, and the adult female turtle has a wide back shell skirt and a wide ridge.

Ping; Hip shield list, wrap it down. The upper abdomen is large, the front edge is flat and thick, and the rear edge is deep and concave. The limbs are thick and cylindrical; The forelimb has five claws; There is no web between fingers and toes. The tail is short, with claw-like horny processes at the end, distributed in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Cambodia. The most common variety on the market.

2. High-back mud head species

The head is muddy, the kiss is short, and the jaw edge is thin and serrated. The back is tall and long, the growth line is flat, mostly colored, the ridge is raised upward, and there is a neck shield, which is an adult.

Smooth back, distributed in high altitude areas of Nepal and India, has the strongest vitality among all Burmese turtle subspecies. It is also one of the more common varieties on the market.

3. Burmese jade species

Also known as Jade Burma, the tortoise shell is long and monochromatic, and the yellow, yellow-white and jade-colored growth lines are flat, sometimes with black spots. Shell tailless skirt, muddy or golden yellow head. Because it is distributed in Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia, Ruili has many hybrid offspring with pure color.

There are very few kinds of jade. This is a special albino variety, which is extremely rare.

4. Chocolate varieties in Southeast Asia

Tortoise shell is oval, and the skirt of the back shell is wide and inclined to both sides. The shell of larvae is chocolate-colored, and it grows into chocolate pattern, and the growth line is not obvious. The shell is relatively flat, and the color of the old and new nails is not big. The head is black, the hands and feet are black, the skin is brown, and the nails of the limbs are black. Adult tortoises are bright and have higher humidity than ordinary Burmese tortoises. It is rare in Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei and other regions.

5. Flower-backed species in Myanmar

Tortoise shell is wide, and the adult body color is very similar to that of Celebes turtle. The back of the larva is yellow-brown, and there are big spots on each shell. The crustaceans are similar to those in Southeast Asia, especially the golden head, gray throat, gray ears and gray skin. During the breeding season, ears and eyes turn pink. It is not uncommon in the market, with the most patterns, and individual fancy patterns are more prominent and precious.

6. All-black species in Southeast Asia

Commonly known as Black Myanmar, it is the largest Myanmar in Myanmar, and the adult can reach 25-40CM. The turtle shell is black.

The color of the growth line is not obvious, the limbs are black, the head is golden yellow, the abdominal armor is all black, there is no back shell skirt, the abdominal armor is wide, the front edge is thick and inclined, and the scales of the limbs are prominent, so purebred is rare. Most of them are hybrid offspring, distributed in Malaysia, Bangladesh and Indonesia, and one of the more precious varieties can be bought in the market at present. Variety that most people like.

7. Gold varieties in Thailand

Thai gold species, turtle shell is high and flat, with special texture, triangular cross growth line, obviously concave and convex growth line, and there are triangular cross patterns on both sides of turtle shell.

The main reasons are yellow, no pattern, jade-colored or yellow limbs, thin and small scales, yellow belly nails, no pattern, flat belly nails, which are very rare. Hybrid offspring have spots, weak vitality and are prone to illness. Distributed in the rainforests of Thailand, species are very rare and difficult to find.

8. Zijin species in Southeast Asia

The purple-gold species in Southeast Asia, with high turtle shells and bright colors, are all purple-black turtle shells or ebony colors, with golden heads and limbs, and relatively small adults, only 15CM, which is extremely rare and difficult to find in the market. This subspecies has always been controversial with the subspecies of black Burma.

But only through the morphological measurement records of tortoises can we know the appearance differences between other subspecies. Zijin is the smallest subspecies of Burmese tortoise, which is generally difficult to see in the market. It is a very precious species, and it is also a dream species called Burmese turtle abroad. It has the reputation of purple and gold turtle. But strictly speaking, due to long-term geographical isolation, both subspecies of Burmese turtles have evolved into different types of Burmese turtles.