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- Title
Husbandry and Breeding of the Ryukyu Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle, Geoemyda japonica Fan, 1931.
- Authors
Jesu, Riccardo
- Abstract
The article describes the husbandry and captive breeding of the black-breasted leaf turtle Geomyda japonica fan, which is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Details are presented on the copulation and egg-laying behavior of the turtle, as well as egg incubation via aquarium method, egg hatching, growth and their oviposition activity from 2015 to 2019. Important conditions for captive reproduction are discussed including quality of food, proper temperature variations and dark nesting area.
- Subjects
AGRICULTURE; RICE; RASPBERRIES; BERRIES; TURTLES
- Publication
Radiata-English Edition, 2022, Vol 31, Issue 3, p4
- ISSN
1618-1786
- Publication type
Article