The top ten most expensive turtles in the world, you know how many.
1. Angeloka tortoise
The Angloca tortoise generally refers to the Malagasy tortoise, also known as the Angeloka tortoise, the ploughhead turtle, is a tortoise family, The Tortoise of the Horse Island, mainly distributed in the northwest of Madagascar. The anglocca tortoise has a maximum carapace length of 44.6 cm; the dorsal carapace is prominently domed, with a yellow-brown vertebral shield and a dark green rib shield; each edge of the shield has dark brown triangular markings, with one throat shield particularly prominent. Accustomed to inhabiting dry savannahs or dwarf forest environments in grasslands off the coast, The current wild population does not exceed 400 and can only be found in a small area of the island of Madagascar.
2. Three-line closed-shell turtle
Three-lined closed-shell turtles, also known as money turtles, golden-headed turtles, red-sided turtles, red-bellied turtles, broken-plate turtles, Sichuan-backed turtles, taxonomic reptiles, turtle turtles, turtles, closed-shell turtles. The three-line closed-shell turtle is mainly distributed in Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian and Guangdong Province, and is distributed in Vietnam and Laos. The three-line closed-shell glans is slender, the back of the head is sallow yellow, the top is smooth and scaleless, the snout is blunt, the upper rafters are slightly curved, the throat neck is light orange-red, and there are prismatic brown patches behind the side eyes of the head, which belongs to the Chinese National Second Class Protected Animal.
3. Hamidon's turtle
The Hamidon turtle, also known as the spotted pond turtle, is native to India, dotted with yellow and white spots, and has a very unique appearance, which is loved by many people. Although the Hamidon turtle is not currently in danger of extinction, governments have many restrictions on the sale of the Hamidon turtle due to its listing in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Due to the increasing demand in the domestic market, the price of Hamidon's turtles in China soared, from about 400-600 yuan / piece in 2008 to 4000-7000 yuan / piece today, and the highest price can reach 10,000 yuan / piece.
4. Black-necked turtle
Black-necked turtle alias color turtle, Cantonese grass turtle and so on. This species is larger , with oblong and flattened dorsal carapace , with a pronounced longitudinal ridge and no lateral edges. The dorsal carapace is usually 12–25 cm long and 11–19 cm wide. The dorsal carapace of adult turtles is generally tan or blackish brown, and some individuals have a lighter central part of each shield. The price of black-necked turtles varies from region to region, some tens of thousands of yuan, cheap hundreds. And in recent years, because of the price speculation of professional speculators, the price of a single black-necked turtle has risen from dozens of yuan to more than 100,000 yuan in just a few years, an increase of thousands of times.
5. Radiant turtle
Radiation turtle, scientific name radiation tortoise, also known as radiation tortoise, is a very beautiful pattern of turtles, is also one of the rare tortoises in the world, listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Appendix I), is a national level key protected species. Radiant turtles prefer to live on dry land, surrounded by bush jungles, low plants and euphorbia plants, docile temperament, non-biting, herbivorous, like to eat fruits and juicy plants, especially cacti, but also eat many kinds of fruits and vegetables, including sweet potatoes, sweet potato leaves, carrots, apples, bananas, alfalfa buds and so on.
6. Hawk-billed turtle
The scientific name is flat-breasted turtle, alias big-headed turtle, eagle turtle, etc., because of its upper and lower jaw hook curves, strong beak shaped and named. The dorsal carapace of adult turtles is about 12 to 18 cm long and oblong-oval. The shell of the turtle is flattened, the head and tail are long, and it cannot be retracted into the shell. The dorsal nails are brownish yellow, brown, black, dark green, etc., and the color of the dorsal nails is related to the place of origin, environment, and water quality. The tail length is almost equal to the body length. After the pop-up of the hawk-billed turtle, the color of the back carapace and abdominal carapace is very bright and eye-catching, which is one of the turtles with great ornamental value, which is mainly distributed in the south of the continent and is a special kind of continental freshwater turtle. View details
7. Yellow-rimmed closed-shell turtle
Yellow-edged closed-shell turtle, also known as yellow-edged box turtle, is mainly distributed in southern China, Japan and other regions, widely distributed, often active in forest edges, rivers, lakes and other humid places, feeding on fish and shrimp, earthworms and vegetables and grains. The lifespan of the yellow-edged turtle is generally about 40-60 years, and the legend can live more than 100 years. It is a pet turtle with a high popularity rate, highly interactive with people, very popular, it is lively and active, not afraid of humans, can eat and drink the optimistic personality, may be the secret of its longevity.
8. Yellow-fronted closed-shell turtle
The yellow-fronted closed-shell turtle, also known as the Hainan closed-shell turtle, is a reptile of the turtle family, the genus of closed-shelled turtles, distributed in the Beibu Gulf, especially in northern Vietnam and Hainan in Chinese mainland, and also found in Guangxi and Laos. It generally lives in streams in mountainous areas, but the yellow-fronted closed-shelled turtle on Hainan Island lives in the lowlands. The yellow-fronted closed-shell turtle is medium in shape, and the dorsal carapace is 83 to 186 mm long and 68 to 129 mm wide; The shell is 40 to 92 mm high, and the turtle shell is about one-half the length of the shell. The species is listed on the IUCN's 2013 Red List of Threatened Species ver3.1.
9. Dead leaf turtle
The dead leaf turtle is a species of turtle in the genus Plesiosaur in the family Plesiosaurs. Growing in the Marta Marsh, also known as the Matamata tortoise, the Marta turtle, belongs to the large aquatic turtle class, is one of the ancient extant reptiles. Its carapace has three regular strips of dorsal ridges, resembling dead leaves, conical in shape, and has obvious concentric growth rings, potholes and unevenness, not very hard; It also has a flat head in the shape of a triangle, a tubular nose and a horn-like part, which resembles a dry yellow leaf, hence the name. The head of the dead leaf turtle is characteristic of all water turtles, and many people raise it for this purpose. They are divided into two varieties, black and red, especially like to eat live food, the price is not very expensive.
10. Leopard tortoise
Leopard tortoises, also known as leopard turtles, belong to the order Turtle, Tortoise family, leopard turtle reptiles, is a large turtle with obvious markings, is also a Washington Convention "Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora International Trade Convention" listed species. Leopard tortoises have high, domed, and often dorsal bulges, the skin color is usually cream yellow, the dorsal carapace is marked with black spots and black stripes, and each turtle also has its own unique markings. Leopard tortoises are mostly found in southern Africa and are also widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, and are herbivorous turtles that eat a variety of herbaceous plants.