Sulawesi white-headed turtle species introduction

Surawi A brief introduction to the species of the Western White-headed Turtle
Sulawesi White-headed Turtle

Sulawesi The white-headed turtle is the only species under the white-headed turtle. It is only distributed in certain areas of Indonesia. It is a relatively gentle turtle with a small carapace. It is semi-aquatic and does not have high requirements for the environment and food. However, it is raised in the sea. There are not many players, and purchasing is not very easy.

Chinese name:Sulawesi White-headed Turtle

Latin name:Leucocephalon yuwonoi

English name:Sulawesi forestturtle

Alternative names:Sulawesi white turtle, Sulawesi ground turtle

Boundary: strong>Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class: Creeper

Order: Turtles

Family: Gretonidae

Subfamily: Gretoninae

< p style="text-indent:28px">Genus: Leuca Weixi whiteHead Turtle

Dispersed: The northern part of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia and around the port of Gorondalo on the Minahasa Peninsula.

Living habits: Weak cold tolerance, like warm and afraid of cold, hibernate when the temperature is around 15℃; eat actively when the temperature is around 25℃.

Food habits: Omnivorous, feed strawberries, lettuce, bananas, worms, etc. when raised artificially. It has a gentle nature and does not actively attack other turtles.

Name: The white-headed turtle is a new species named by McCord et al. in 1997. The turtle comes from Frank, a local. Frank Yuwono, so the species name is taken from his surname.

Retirement: Semi-aquatic turtle.


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