Look at this guy! This is the Myanmar River Turtle, and is now sadly listed as ‘critically endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Myanmar is a state in southeast Asia, also known as Burma.
Females can reach up to 24 inches in shell length, and mature males develop a spectacular breeding-season coloration, becoming silvery white with black stripes on the shell, and a black face mask over a lime-green head. The eggs of these last animals have been protected in recent years and the juveniles are being raised at Mandalay Zoo for re-introduction.
What a beauty!
ReplyDeleteLet's get them healthy again - come on Myanmarese!
ReplyDeleteEverything about this Mynamar is gorgeous. The "turned up" nose is especially lovely. Love this species.
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