泥龟(学名:Dermatemys mawii)是泥龟科(Dermatemydidae)泥龟属(Dermatemys)下的唯一物种。它们是夜间活动及水生的龟,栖息在中美洲由墨西哥至洪都拉斯较大的河流及湖泊。
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泥龟的体型较大,最大的龟壳可达65厘米(cm)长,重20公斤。
泥龟的龟壳扁平,呈实灰色或近黑色。胸甲一般呈奶白色。幼龟的龟壳中央起角,外缘有锯齿,但随著年纪渐长会逐渐消失。它们的皮肤与龟壳的颜色相近,颈上及下身有红色斑纹。雄龟的头两侧有黄色的斑纹,但雌龟没有,而且雄龟的尾巴也较长及厚。
泥龟于冬天介乎9月至11月筑巢。雌龟会走到河岸两边平时很少到的地方生蛋,避免泛滥影响,每次会生6-29只蛋。
泥龟很少饲养的。它们被过度捕猎作为食物。幼龟及蛋也可以作为食物。它们被动的天性也是易于被捕猎的原因。它们被世界自然保护联盟列为极危,故受到《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》附录二的保护,禁止出口。
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