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Chinese soft-shelled turtle information 


NAME Suppon - Chinese (Japanese) soft-shelled turtle - Trionyx sinensis sinensis and Trionyx sinensis tuberculatus photos

CLASSIFICATION ORDER: Testudines, SUBORDER: Cryptodira, SUPERFAMILY: Trionychoidea, FAMILY: Trionychidae, SUBFAMILY: Trionychinae, GENUS: Trionyx
DISTRIBUTIONChina, Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria, North Vietnam, Japan. Also, after being introduced to new environments, can be found in Singapore, Thailand, Batan Islands and California.
SIZEcarapace length up to 14 inches
IDENTIFICATIONusually olive with dark vermiculations, underside white, yellowish to pinkish with dark or black spots very strong in young specimens. The head usually with fine black lines from the eyes and black and yellow spots on the throat, which in some turtles mght be absent. Legs well webbed. Snout long.
The Trionyx sinensis tuberculatus has linearly aligned tubercles on its carapace and a coarse area on above the neck.
IN CAPTIVITYLikes to hide in sand or gravel but a good swimmer when chasinga fish. Needs clear and warm water and an area for basking - even adult turtles like to climb a rock or a log and catch some sun. This turtle is widely used for food in the orient. In captivity will eat live gold fish, lean beef, chicken, snails, crickets etc. and commercially sold turtle food.
BEHAVIORTryes to bite and aggressive, so considering its very long neck should be handled with care. As almost any soft - shelled turtles, the T.sinensis likes burrying itself in sand at the bottom of the tank, but also likes to leave water and bask. Can be found in lakes, rivers, ponds, canals and creeks.
REPRODUCTION the eggs are laid in June and number 17 to 28 per clutch - two to four times a year. The hatchlings reach maturity at about 6 years.

More reading & related links:
 
        Basic snapping turtle info in one file - Introduction to snapping turtles.pdf (116 Kb)  

 


          
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