1. Basic information

1. Chinese name: African tortoise

2. Nickname: African tortoise, sawtooth Tortoise , Rainforest Tortoise

3, Kingdom: Animalia

4, Door: Chordate

5, Class: Reptiles

6. Order: Turtles

7. Family: Tortoise

8. Species: African Tortoise

9 , English name: Forest Hingeback Tortoise

10, Named by, Time: Schweigger, 1812

11, IUCN Protection Level: DD

12, Personality: Brave Small

2. Morphological characteristics

1. Body size: The body size of the African tortoise is relatively forward among the tortoises. Turtles are usually more than 30 cm long.

2. Color: The base color of the carapace is brown, with a few yellow markings distributed throughout the carapace.

3. Carapace: The carapace is relatively flat, about 16-32 cm long.

3. Tail: The tail is thick and long.

III. Living habits

1. Habitat: The habitat of the African tortoise is an equatorial rainforest climate, where it is humid and warm all year round, with an average annual temperature of about 25℃ Between ~30℃. They generally inhabit swampy areas in rainforests, near river banks or streams.

2. Food: The African tortoise is an omnivorous animal, mainly feeding on insects, bananas, leafy vegetables, carrion, mushrooms, snails, tomatoes and a variety of fruits and melons. .

3. Activity: African tortoises don't like too strong light, they tend to be more active when it starts to rain, and when the weather is very hot, they usually dig holes in the puddles that have dried up To hide themselves, the purpose is to reduce the loss of water, so as to maintain their own life, waiting for the next rain to come.

IV. Breeding methods

The African tortoise is an oviparous animal and may mate throughout the year. Generally, about five to eight eggs are laid at a time, and the incubation days are 130 days. Between ~160 days.

V. Typical features

The typical feature of the African foldback tortoise is on its carapace, because its carapace is movable and can It can help it avoid the attack of natural enemies very well, and it can also assist in breathing and ovulation, which is very distinctive.

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