Texas tej zaum yuav paub zoo tias muaj nab dua vaub kib, tab sis lub xeev yog tsev rau ob peb cov tsiaj reptiles. Lawv tuaj yeem nrhiav tau thoob plaws hauv lub xeev, los ntawm cov suab puam sab hnub poob mus rau marshes nyob rau sab hnub tuaj, thiab ntau hu ua ntau lub pas dej, dej, thiab cov kwj deg hauv lub xeev lub tsev.
Muaj ntau ntau ntau ntau hom vaub kib hauv Texas, txij li ntau mus txog rau qhov muaj kev puas tsuaj. Yog tias koj xav paub ntau ntxiv txog cov tsiaj reptiles hauv Lone Star State, nyeem rau.
10 vaub kib pom hauv Texas
1. Desert Box Turtle
| Species: | T. Ornata luteola |
| Longevity: | 30 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 4–6 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Lub Desert Box Turtle feem ntau pom nyob rau sab qab teb sab hnub poob ntawm lub xeev, thiab lawv nyiam qhov chaw qhib. Lawv txaus siab rau txhua yam nroj tsuag uas lawv tuaj yeem nrhiav tau hauv cov cheeb tsam arid desert, thiab lawv nyiam lo rau thaj chaw uas tau hais tseg, uas lawv tuaj yeem paub txog txhua yam nyob ib puag ncig lawv.
Cov vaub kib no paub txog lawv lub plhaub plhaub; lawv cov pob txha yeej fuse rau lawv lub plhaub, thiab lawv tuaj yeem tsim lub foob kaw ntom nti thaum lawv tawm sab hauv. Qhov no ua rau lawv noj zaub mov nyuaj rau cov tsiaj nyeg, tab sis cov raccoons, coyotes, skunks, thiab nab yuav muab tag nrho cov qub tsev kawm ntawv sim ua ib ntus. Lawv yog cov omnivorous los ntawm xwm, tab sis kab ua ib feem ntawm lawv cov zaub mov, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog dung beetles.
2. Qaib vaub kib
| Species: | D. reticularia miaria |
| Longevity: | 30 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 4–10 in |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Tub vaub no siv los ua nqaij noj rau cov neeg nyob sab qab teb sab hnub poob, thiab yog, lawv xav tias saj zoo li nqaij qaib.
Lawv feem ntau siv sijhawm nyob rau hauv cov dej qeeb qeeb, thiab lawv muaj lub caj dab ntev thiab kab txaij ntawm lawv ob txhais ceg. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv feem ntau yuav mus ncig ntawm thaj av, qhov chaw lawv yuav faus rau hauv av txias thaum nws kub dhau. Lawv txawm yuav hibernate hauv av nkos.
Lawv noj crayfish, txiv hmab txiv ntoo, kab, qav, nroj tsuag, thiab lwm yam. Dhau li ntawm cov tib neeg nqaij qaib tshaib plab, lawv yuav tsum txhawj xeeb txog moles, raccoons, thiab snapping vaub kib.
3. Missouri River Cooters
| Species: | P. concinna metteri |
| Longevity: | 40 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 7–12 in |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Cov loj, ib nrab dej zoo nkauj no tuaj yeem pom muaj nyob hauv cov dej ntws thiab cov kwj deg thoob plaws hauv lub xeev, tab sis lawv feem ntau koom ua ke nyob rau sab hnub tuaj ntawm Texas. Lawv nyob nraum basking vaub kib, yog li lawv feem ntau tuaj yeem pom hnub ci lawv tus kheej ntawm pob zeb lossis lounging ntawm ntug dej.
Lawv muaj kev sib raug zoo, yog li koj pom ib qho, nws yuav muaj ntau qhov nyob ze. Koj yuav zoo dua saib sai sai, vim tias lawv yuav zoom rov qab mus rau hauv dej ntawm thawj qhov teeb meem.
Lawv yog omnivorous, tab sis lawv nyiam noj cov nroj tsuag dej. Lawv yuav chomp ntawm kab, qwj, thiab crayfish yog tias muaj sijhawm, txawm li cas los xij. Muaj ntau cov tsiaj uas zoo siab noj lawv, tab sis lawv cov tsiaj loj tshaj plaws yog cov herons, ntses loj, thiab raccoons.
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4. Cagle's Map vaub kib
| Species: | G. kab |
| Longevity: | 50 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | No |
| Adult size: | 3–10 in |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Npe tom qab famed American herpetologist Dr. Fred Ray Cagle, Cagle's Map vaub kib yog ib tug ornately patterned vaub kib uas feem ntau nyob hauv Guadalupe River ze San Antonio.
Qhov tseeb, qhov qauv no yog qhov muab lawv lub npe, zoo li lawv muaj daim duab qhia ntawm lawv lub plhaub. Lawv me me, nruab nrab ntawm 3 ntiv tes, txawm tias cov poj niam tuaj yeem loj dua li txiv neej. Thaum lawv tsim cov tsiaj zoo, koj tsis zoo li yuav paub qhov ua ntej, vim tias lawv qhov xwm txheej raug hem ua rau lawv tsis raug cai los ua tus tswv.
Lawv yog technically omnivores, tab sis ntau tus kws tshaj lij ntseeg tias feem ntau ntawm cov nroj tsuag lawv noj yog qhov xwm txheej, vim lawv nyiam noj khoom txom ncauj ntawm yoov yoov, qwj, thiab kab dej uas feem ntau pom nyob hauv cov nroj tsuag dej. Lawv yooj yim rau raccoons, nab, thiab ntses loj.
5. Eastern Mud vaub kib
| Species: | K. subrubrum |
| Longevity: | 50 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 3–5 in |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Eastern Mud vaub kib muaj cov plhaub xim av dawb - qhov zoo dua los sib xyaw thaum lawv faus lawv tus kheej hauv av thiab av nkos. Lawv feem ntau siv sijhawm nyob rau hauv av vim lawv tsis muaj zog ua luam dej, nyiam taug kev hauv qab ntawm cov kwj deg qeeb lossis cov pas dej uas muaj zaub ntsuab. Lawv yuav hibernate hauv hav zoov, faus hauv qab nplooj.
Lawv yuav noj zaub mov thaum taug kev hauv qab ntawm cov kwj dej thiab pas dej, nyiam noj kab, mollusks, thiab carrion. Lawv kuj noj zaub tab sis lawv nyiam noj nqaij.
Raccoons yuav noj lawv cov qe, tab sis cov vaub kib no tsuas muaj ob tug tsiaj loj loj thaum lawv loj hlob: alligators thiab herons.
6. Common Musk vaub kib
| Species: | S. odoratus |
| Longevity: | 50 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 4–5 in |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Cov npe ntawm cov tsiaj no yog "Common Musk Turtle" lossis "Stinkpots," thiab nws lub npe tshawb fawb suav nrog lo lus "odoratus." Tias yog vim tus vaub kib no yuav tso cov ntxhiab tsw phem thaum raug hem.
Lawv muaj kab txaij ntawm lawv lub taub hau thiab xim av lossis dub plhaub. Lawv nyiam cov dej ntiav, qeeb qeeb, thiab lawv tsis tshua bask lossis tawm hauv dej. Lawv nquag nquag thaum hmo ntuj, thaum lawv tuaj yeem pom kev hla kev (feem ntau tsis ua tiav).
Cov vaub kib no yuav noj cov noob thiab cov nyom, thiab lawv kuj noj cov kab, qwj, tadpoles, thiab qee zaus ntses tuag. Predators muaj xws li raccoons, skunks, noog, bullfrogs, thiab lwm yam vaub kib.
7. Painted vaub kib
| Species: | C. picta |
| Longevity: | 50 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 4–10 in |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Tub pleev xim rau tau txais lawv lub npe los ntawm qhov tseeb tias lawv muaj lub plhaub tsaus nti nrog ib qho xim pleev xim rau hauv nruab nrab. Cov vaub kib dej no tsis tshua tawm hauv dej, thiab feem ntau lawv tuaj yeem pom nyob rau ntawm ntug dej thiab pob zeb. Lawv feem ntau pom nyob ze Louisiana, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog hauv Caddo Lake.
Nov yog hom qub, raws li ntseeg tau tias lawv muaj nyob ntev li 15 lab xyoo. Qhov ntawd yuav yog vim qhov tseeb tias lawv cov plhaub tawv tiv thaiv lawv los ntawm cov tsiaj nyeg feem ntau, txawm hais tias lawv cov qe feem ntau tsom los ntawm nab, nas, thiab noog.
Lawv noj tej nroj tsuag, tiamsis lawv nyiam mollusks, kab, thiab qav. Lawv kuj tseem yuav noj cov tsiaj loj dua yog tias muab lub sijhawm, tuav nrog lawv txhais taw thiab rub cov nqaij tawm nrog lawv lub puab tsaig.
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8. Big Khoov Slider
| Species: | T. gaigeae |
| Longevity: | 30 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 5–11 in |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Pom nyob rau hauv thiab ib ncig ntawm Loj Khoov, cov sliders no feem ntau yuam kev rau lawv cov kwv tij ntau dua, cov liab-eared slider. Lawv yuav nyob hauv ib lub cev ntawm cov dej hauv cheeb tsam, txawm hais tias lawv siv sij hawm ntau ntawm lawv lub sij hawm basking ntawm ib sab ntawm dej es tsis nyob hauv nws. Qhov ntawd hloov yog tias lawv xav tias raug hem, txawm li cas los xij, raws li lawv yuav nrawm nrawm mus rau hauv qab.
Cov tsiaj no yog cov omnivorous, tab sis lawv yuav luag tsuas yog carnivorous li menyuam yaus ua ntej yuav nce herbivorous thaum lawv laus. Lawv thawj cov tsiaj nyeg yog coyotes, tab sis lawv tuaj yeem noj tau los ntawm noog, nab, thiab qav ua qe lossis hatchlings.
9. Alligator Snapping vaub kib
| Species: | M. temmincki |
| Longevity: | 70 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | No |
| Adult size: | 15–25 in |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Cov vaub kib loj thiab txaus ntshai no yog cov khoom uas npau suav phem ua los ntawm. Cov tsiaj dej tshiab loj tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb no, cov tsiaj no muaj lub taub hau loj, cov kab mob siab phem, thiab cov plhaub plating.
Tus nab npawb loj tshaj plaws snapping vaub kib ntawm cov ntaub ntawv yog 249 phaus, txawm hais tias muaj cov lus ceeb toom ntawm lawv tau loj li 400 phaus. Lawv tuaj yeem tom tus pas txhuam hniav los yog txaus ntshai dua, tib neeg ntiv tes, yog li tsis txhob ntxim hlub nrog lawv.
Lawv ntxias ntses kom tuag los ntawm wiggling lawv tus nplaig, uas zoo li tus kab mob. Lawv kuj tseem yuav noj nab, qav, kab, thiab qee zaum txawm tias me me alligators. Cov nas tsuag zoo li squirrels thiab armadillos tuaj yeem poob rau cov vaub kib yog tias lawv ze rau dej.
Lawv tsis muaj ntau tus tsiaj txhu (sab nraum tib neeg) ib zaug loj hlob, tab sis lawv feem ntau noj los ntawm cov noog thiab tsiaj txhu noj ua qe.
10. Midland Smooth Softshell Turtle
| Species: | A. mutica mutica |
| Longevity: | 25 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 4–14 in |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Cov tsiaj no zoo nkaus li lub pancake qeeb qeeb dua li vaub kib, thiab lawv lub plhaub xim yuav txawv ntawm lawv lub neej, nyob ntawm lawv lub hnub nyoog thiab poj niam txiv neej. Lawv yog cov neeg ua luam dej nrawm heev nrog cov claws ntse, yog li lawv muaj peev xwm tiv thaiv lawv tus kheej txawm tias lawv tsis muaj lub plhaub tawv.
Lawv nyob hauv cov kwj dej loj thiab pas dej, thiab lawv tsis tshua tawm hauv dej. Lawv noj kab, mollusks, thiab crayfish, thiab lawv feem ntau ntog rau skunks, raccoons, nab, thiab ib co noog.
Cov tsiaj no tuaj yeem ua pa hauv qab dej, tab sis lawv siv sijhawm feem ntau hauv cov xuab zeb, qhov chaw uas lawv tuaj yeem hle lawv lub taub hau saum dej thaum tsim nyog. Lawv tuaj yeem pom thoob plaws Texas, tab sis lawv tsis muaj ntau nyob rau sab hnub tuaj ntawm lub xeev.
Conclusion
vaub kib yog cov tsiaj zoo heev vim lawv tuaj yeem ntxim nyiam saib txawm tias lawv tsis ua ntau. Ntau hom tsiaj uas koj yuav pom hauv Texas khiav lub gamut los ntawm me me thiab ntxim nyiam mus rau qhov loj thiab npau suav phem, tab sis lawv txhua tus tshwj xeeb hauv lawv txoj kev.
