Eastern meshed chicken turtle

Chicken turtles are expensive and often sold in A few thousand yuan, probably because it is rare and expensive. This kind of turtle is not rare in the market. There are not many records of trading, and the appearance of subspecies in different regions will be a little different. Let’s introduce it below. Appearance changes across subspecies.

The eastern subspecies (D.r.reticularia) has small green or brown mesh-like lines on the carapace, and a small yellow border, scattered on the carapace. The coastal plains from southeastern Virginia to the Mississippi River. The Florida subspecies (D.r.chrysea) has broad orange or gold stripes on its carapace, and a wide orange border. Its plastron is orange or bright yellow and is scattered across the Florida Peninsula. Western subspecies (D.r.miaria), with broad and hazy mesh lines on the carapace and dark seams on the plastron, is distributed west of the Mississippi River from Oklahoma to Louisiana, and Texas.

People can often see them basking on their backs or wandering on the mainland. Some individuals were crushed to death while crossing the road. Generally speaking, they are quite shy, but they often bite people. Chicken and turtle meat was once very popular in shopping malls in the south.

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