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The turtle is not big, and its shell is slightly flat. The head is medium-sized, with a smooth front and slightly triangular top; the back half has fine granular scales; there are yellow linear patterns on the sides of the head and throat. The trunk is short, broad and slightly flat, the carapace is brown or black, with three prominent vertical ridges, the middle one is the most obvious (the vertical ridge of the male adult is not obvious); the nuchal shield is small. It is slightly inverted bell-shaped; there are 5 vertebral shields. There are 4 costal shields and 12 pairs of marginal shields. The plastron is flat, with a deep notch on the rear edge. The bridge of the carapace is obvious, with axillary shields and hip shields. The limbs are flat and round, with large horizontal scales on the front edge of the forelimbs, and full webs between the fingers and toes; there are 5 claws in front and 4 claws in the back. The tail is medium-length. The back of the head is olive or dark brown, and there are yellow vertical stripes and spots with dark edges on the sides of the head and throat, extending all the way to the neck. The back is brown or black (male), and the abdomen is brown-yellow with dark-brown spots. The limbs are gray-brown.

Turtle is also called round fish, Yuan fish, and turtle. It is called "Shen Shou" in the fish farming classics. There are only three species in my country: soft-shelled turtle, mountain soft-shelled turtle, and Chinese soft-shelled turtle. Its meat is tender and delicious, fat but not greasy,... It has the function of strengthening, mainly treating yin deficiency, fatigue, heat, and bone steaming. Turtle is a precious economic animal. It is not only delicious, but also rich in nutrition and protein content. It is regarded as a precious tonic.

A tortoise is a tortoise, a turtle is a tortoise, and a tortoise is a turtle.

The turtle is also called round fish, yuan fish, and turtle. It is called "Shen Shou" in the fish farming classics. There are only three species in my country: soft-shelled turtle, mountain soft-shelled turtle, and Chinese soft-shelled turtle. Its meat is tender and delicious, fat but not greasy, and rich in nutrition. It is a famous treasure at banquets both at home and abroad. The turtle's shell is cold in nature and salty in taste. It has the functions of nourishing yin, removing heat, and softening hard masses. It is mainly used to treat yin deficiency, fatigue, heat, and bone steaming. The turtle is a precious economic animal. Not only is its meat delicious, nutritious, and high in protein, it is regarded as a precious tonic. Moreover, all parts of its body can be used as medicine, which has the functions of nourishing yin, clearing heat, calming the liver, benefiting and harmonizing, softening hard masses, and removing blood stasis. According to folklore, turtle blood can also treat pelvic blood disease, lung disease, heart disease, asthma, neurasthenia, etc.

It has extremely high economic value.

The tortoise (Chinemys reevesii), also known as the golden tortoise, grass tortoise, mud tortoise and mountain tortoise, belongs to the class Reptilia, family Testudinidae and subfamily Testudininae in animal taxonomy. It is one of the most common testudinidae. Tortoises are distributed almost everywhere in my country, but the production is higher in the provinces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River; they are also produced in various parts of Guangxi, especially in southeastern Guangxi and southern Guangxi; they are mainly distributed in Japan and North Korea abroad.

The tortoise shell is slightly flat, the dorsal and ventral carapaces are fixed and immobile, the carapace is 10-12 cm long and about 15 cm wide, with three longitudinal ridges. There are yellow linear markings on the sides of the head and neck, the limbs are slightly flat, and the fingers and toes are fully webbed. Except for the fifth hind limb, all fingers and toes have claws at the end.

Turtles generally live in rivers, lakes, swamps, reservoirs and mountain streams, and sometimes go ashore. In their natural environment, turtles feed on worms, snails, shrimps and small fish, and also eat the stems and leaves of plants. Turtles are cold-blooded animals and will not eat anything when the temperature is 150°C.

When the temperature is above 10 degrees Celsius, the turtles are active and eat a lot. When the temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius, they enter hibernation. From April to October every year, the turtles are active. During this period, they start swimming in the water to look for food at sunset every day, and they stop looking for food before dawn. They dive into the water and often climb ashore from 10 am to 4 pm on sunny days to bask in the sun on the shore. June to August is the peak feeding period for turtles. In October, their food intake gradually decreases, and they hibernate from November to March.

In addition, turtles have the following characteristics: low reproduction rate and slow growth. A 500-gram turtle only gains about 100 grams after one year of breeding. However, turtles have strong hunger tolerance and are not easily starved to death even if they fast for several months. They also have strong disease resistance and a high survival rate. Therefore, turtles are relatively easy to raise artificially.

The plastron of a turtle is called tortoise shell, which is a valuable medicinal material. It has the effects of nourishing the heart and kidney, nourishing yin and reducing fire, nourishing blood and strengthening the body. It is also a hemostatic agent and can be used to treat vomiting blood, hematuria and uterine bleeding. In addition, turtle meat contains extremely rich protein and multiple vitamins, and is a delicious delicacy and tonic. In recent years, the number of wild turtle resources has become less and less due to indiscriminate hunting, while the demand for turtles in the domestic and foreign markets has increased. Therefore, artificial breeding of turtles can make people rich on the one hand, and protect the wild turtle species on the other hand.