The local freshwater turtles

Diversity There are 5 species of freshwater turtles native to Hong Kong: Scientific Name English Name Habitats Chinemys reevesii Reeves' Turtle Lowland reservoirs, ponds and marshes Cuora trifasciata Chinese Three-lined Box Turtle Forested streams Sacalia bealei Beale's Turtle Hillside streams Pelodiscus sinensis Soft-shelled Turtle Reservoirs and ponds Platysternon megacephalum Big-headed Terrapin Upland streams Reeves' Turtle Chinese Three-lined Box Turtle     Soft-shelled Turtle Big-headed Terrapin

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