Vim hais tias Virginia muaj hav zoov, tiaj tiaj, swampy marshes, thiab dej hiav txwv, nws tsis yog xav tsis thoob tias muaj tons ntawm vaub kib nyob rau hauv lub xeev. Qhov tseeb, Virginia muaj ib lub koom haum Herpetological tshaj plaws, tsuas yog ua pov thawj tias cov vaub kib nrov npaum li cas hauv lub xeev.
Qhov tseeb, koj tuaj yeem pom vaub kib hauv txhua lub nroog hauv Virginia. Uas tau hais tias, qee cov vaub kib muaj nyob hauv thaj chaw tshwj xeeb. Nyeem rau kom paub ntau ntxiv txog 25 vaub kib pom hauv Virginia.
25 vaub kib pom hauv Virginia
1. Snapping vaub kib
| Species: | Chelydra serpentina |
| Longevity: | 30 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 8-14 in., 10-35 lbs. |
| Kev noj haus: | Mainly carnivorous |
Thawj vaub kib nyob rau hauv peb daim ntawv teev npe yog Snapping vaub kib. Lub Snapper yog ib tug loj dej vaub vaub kib uas feem ntau yog xim av thiab lub cev zoo nkauj heev. Raws li lub npe qhia, cov vaub kib no paub tias ua nruj dua li lwm tus thiab yuav tom tib neeg. Qhov tseeb, Snapping Turtles paub tias noj txhua yam uas lawv tuaj yeem tau txais lawv cov beaks.
2. Eastern Spiny Softshell
| Species: | Apalone spinifera spinifera |
| Longevity: | 50 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 5-17 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Mainly carnivorous |
Sab Hnub Tuaj Spiny Softshell yog ib tus vaub kib uas txawv heev. Nws muaj cov yam ntxwv zoo li txha nraub qaum ntawm nws cov carapace. Cov vaub kib no muaj nyob rau hauv cov dej tsis qab, thiab lawv cov plhaub yog tawv ntau dua li cov vaub kib. Lawv lub qhov ntswg kuj txawv vim lawv ntev thiab taw.
3. Spotted vaub kib
| Species: | Clemmys guttata |
| Longevity: | 25-50 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | Yes |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 3.5-5 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Mainly carnivorous |
Tub vaub kib me me tab sis ntxim hlub. Cov vaub kib dej tshiab no feem ntau tsaus nrog cov xim daj, txiv kab ntxwv, los yog cream me ntsis. Spotted vaub kib ua cov tsiaj zoo nyob hauv qee lub xeev vim tias lawv qhov zoo nkauj thiab ntxim nyiam, tab sis lawv qhov me me txhais tau tias lawv tsis raug cai hauv txhua lub xeev.
4. Eastern Painted Vaub kib
| Species: | Chrysemys picta picta |
| Longevity: | 25-30 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | Yes |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 4-6 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Mainly carnivorous |
Ib tug vaub kib uas zoo tshaj plaws nyob hauv Virginia yog Eastern Painted Vaub. Cov vaub kib no me heev thiab docile. Lawv pom nyob rau hauv dej tshiab thiab paub tias muaj ciam teb ntawm daj lossis ci txiv kab ntxwv, uas yog vim li cas lawv thiaj li hu ua "Painted.” Cov vaub kib no ua tsiaj zoo heev vim lawv maj mam saib thiab zoo nkauj heev.
5. Eastern River Cooter
| Species: | Pseudemys concinna concinna |
| Longevity: | mus txog 40 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | Yes |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 9-12 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Lub Eastern River Cooter yog ib tug vaub kib dej tshiab uas feem ntau pom nyob rau hauv cov dej hiav txwv. Muaj ob hom subspecies hauv Virginia, txawm hais tias lawv yuav luag zoo ib yam rau qhov tsis tau kawm. Tsis zoo li ntau lwm cov vaub kib, Eastern River Cooter tsuas yog ua haujlwm thaum nruab hnub thiab feem ntau tuaj yeem pom basking ntawm cav.
6. Costal Plain Cooter
| Species: | Pseudemys concinna floridana |
| Longevity: | 44 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 9-13 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Lub ntug dej hiav txwv Plain Cooter belongs rau tib tsev neeg raws li Eastern River Cooter, tab sis nws tsuas yog pom nyob rau hauv ntug dej hiav txwv ntawm Virginia. Cov vaub kib no feem ntau yog dej. Interestingly, Coastal Plain Cooters yog cov tshiab ntxiv rau Virginia cov tsiaj qus cov pej xeem. Lawv tsuas yog thawj zaug lees paub xyoo 1991 hauv xeev.
7. Northern Red-Bellied Cooter
| Species: | Pseudemys rubriventris |
| Longevity: | 40-55 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 10-12 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Northern Red-bellied Cooters yog qee qhov zoo tshaj plaws Cooters. Lawv cov carapace feem ntau yog tsaus nti kom pom cov xim dub. Dab tsi ua rau nws sawv tawm yog tias nws muaj cov kab liab ntsug uas sib tsoo tawm tsam dub carapace. Cov vaub kib no feem ntau tsuas pom nyob nruab nrab thiab sab hnub tuaj Virginia.
8. Stripe-necked Musk Turtle
| Species: | Sternotherus minor peltifer |
| Longevity: | 30-50 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | Yes |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 3-4 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Tus Kab Caj Dab Musk Turtle tsuas yog pom nyob rau sab hnub poob tshaj plaws ntawm Southern Virginia. Cov vaub kib no me me thiab dej. Lawv muaj lub plhaub tsim tshwj xeeb nyob rau hauv uas txhua vertebral chute overlaps lub chute qab nws. Qhov no yog ib qho ntawm ob peb tus vaub kib uas nyob hauv dej tsis tau tsuas yog pom nyob rau hauv cov dej ntws thiab lwm qhov chaw dej tshiab xwb.
9. Eastern Musk vaub kib
| Species: | Sternotherus odoratus |
| Longevity: | 30-50 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | Yes |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 2-4.5 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Sab Hnub Tuaj Musk vaub kib, qee zaum tsuas yog hu ua Musk vaub kib, yog daim ntawv yooj yim tshaj plaws ntawm Musk. Nws yog lub npe vim hais tias ntawm cov khib nyiab uas tawm thaum twg nws ntshai. Cov vaub kib no yooj yim heev rau tu, yog li lawv ua tsiaj zoo rau vaub kib lovers.
10. Woodland Box Turtle
| Species: | Terrapene carolina carolina |
| Longevity: | 25-35 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | Yes |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 4.5-6 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Lub Woodland Box Turtle yog ib qho vaub kib uas yooj yim tshaj plaws nrhiav tau hauv Virginia. Nws tuaj yeem pom nyob hauv yuav luag txhua lub nroog hauv lub xeev, nrog rau feem ntau lwm lub xeev nyob ib puag ncig. Cov vaub kib no ci ntsa iab heev vim lawv feem ntau muaj cov qauv sib txawv uas yog txiv kab ntxwv lossis daj.
11. Red-eared Slider
| Species: | Trachemys scripta elegans |
| Longevity: | 30 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | Yes |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 5-8 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Red-eared Sliders yog tus nyiam vaub kib tsiaj. Lawv qhov tshwj xeeb tshaj plaws yog cov qauv liab uas poob qab lub qhov muag, yuav luag zoo li pob ntseg liab. Cov vaub kib no yog hom dej tshiab uas nyiam bask, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum pw ntawm lawv cov Red-eared Slider cov kwv tij.
12. Yellow-bellied Slider
| Species: | Trachemys scripta scripta |
| Longevity: | 30 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | yog |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 5-8 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Daj-bellied Sliders muaj lub plab daj tshwj xeeb thaum lawv cov xim sab saum toj feem ntau yog txiv ntseej lossis xim av nrog cov cim daj me. Cov vaub kib no tuaj yeem loj heev thiab feem ntau pom nyob ib ncig ntawm cov dej tshiab. Muaj ntau ntau yam Yellow-bellied Slider subspecies nyob rau hauv lub xeev.
13. Cumberland Slider
| Species: | Trachemys scripta troostii |
| Longevity: | 40-50 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | Yes |
| Adult size: | 5-8 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Muaj kev txwv me ntsis ntxiv nyob ib puag ncig tus tswv Cumberland Sliders ua tsiaj, tab sis lawv tseem yog cov vaub kib zoo nkauj. Zoo li lwm cov sliders, lawv suav hais tias yog cov vaub kib loj hauv dej. Lawv feem ntau muaj cov cim daj uas khiav vertically. Muaj ob peb thaj chaw hloov pauv rau Cumberland Sliders ib yam nkaus, suav nrog lawv qhov loj thiab cov qauv.
14. Striped Vaub kib
| Species: | Kinosternon burii |
| Longevity: | mus txog 40 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | Yes |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 3-4 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Striped av nkos vaub kib yog cov qauv me me uas ua rau tsiaj zoo. Pom feem ntau hauv cov dej tsis qab, cov vaub kib no yog omnivorous. Nws muaj lub ntsej muag zoo nkauj vim nws me me tab sis yuav luag tag nrho dub. Tej zaum nws yuav muaj ob peb kab txaij, tab sis qhov seem yog tsaus heev.
15. Southeastern Mud vaub kib
| Species: | Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum |
| Longevity: | 30-50 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | Yes |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 2.75-4 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivorous |
Raws li koj xav tau los ntawm lawv cov npe zoo sib xws, Sab Qab Teb Kaus Lim Qab Teb zoo ib yam li Striped Mud Vaub. Nws yog me me heev tsis tau docile, ua rau nws nyiam vaub kib. Nws cov nplai tsis sib tshooj, tsim kom muaj lub plhaub feem ntau du lossis flattened. Cov vaub kib no tsis yog qhov tsaus ntuj li Striped Muds, tab sis lawv tsis muaj ntau yam qauv.
16. Northern Map vaub kib
| Species: | Graptemys geographica |
| Longevity: | 15-20 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | Yes |
| Protected? | No |
| Adult size: | 3.25-10.8 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Mainly carnivorous |
Sab qaum teb daim ntawv qhia vaub kib muaj npe vim lawv lub plhaub zoo li lub ntiaj teb. Cov vaub kib loj no feem ntau muaj xim xim av, txiv ntseej, daj, cream, thiab ntsuab. Cov vaub kib no tau pom thawj zaug hauv xyoo 1817 nyob ib puag ncig Lake Erie, tab sis tam sim no lawv tuaj yeem pom nyob hauv ntau qhov chaw thoob plaws tebchaws Meskas, Virginia suav nrog.
17. Eastern qaib vaub kib
| Species: | Deirochelys reticularia reticularia |
| Longevity: | 20-24 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | Yes, State Endangered |
| Adult size: | 4-6 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Mainly carnivorous |
Txawm hais tias cov vaub kib no muaj lub npe lom zem, Eastern Chicken vaub kib tsis muaj teeb meem. Cov vaub kib no raug cais raws li lub xeev muaj kev phom sij. Cov tsiaj no raug kev puas tsuaj feem ntau vim yog kev tua los ntawm Snapping Turtles thiab raccoons.
Lawv muaj qhov loj me me thiab muaj ib lub plhaub xim tshwj xeeb tshaj plaws thiab cov qauv. Lawv lub plhaub muaj xws li ntsuab, txiv kab ntxwv, xiav, thiab daj qauv, uas ua rau lawv sawv.
18. Ntoo vaub kib
| Species: | Glyptemys insculpta |
| Longevity: | 15-50 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | Yog, Xeev raug hem |
| Adult size: | 5.5-8 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Mainly carnivorous |
Tub vaub kib yog cov vaub kib me me uas muaj npe nyob hauv ntau lub xeev, suav nrog Virginia. Lawv muaj xim av carapace thiab luv dub thiab daj kab uas tawg thoob plaws nws lub cev. Ntoo vaub yog ib qho yooj yim tshaj plaws rau pom vim tsis muaj lwm tus vaub kib hauv Virginia muaj lub plhaub zoo li nws.
19. Bog vaub kib
| Species: | Glyptemys muhlenbergii |
| Longevity: | 40-50 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | Yog, Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws raug hem thiab lub xeev muaj kev phom sij |
| Adult size: | 3-3.5 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Mainly carnivorous |
Bog vaub kib yog ib hom kev tiv thaiv tshaj plaws. Lawv raug teev raws li kev hem thawj ntawm tsoomfwv qib siab thiab muaj kev phom sij rau hauv xeev. Nws ntseeg tau tias cov vaub kib no tau txo qis hauv cov pej xeem vim yog kev ua lag luam tsiaj tsis raug cai thiab tsis muaj vaj tse nyob.
20. Northern Pob Zeb Diamond-rov qab Terrapin
| Species: | Malaclemys terrapin terrapin |
| Longevity: | 25-40 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | Yog, Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws Hom Kev txhawj xeeb |
| Adult size: | 4-9 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Mainly carnivorous |
Ib qho ntawm cov vaub kib tshaj plaws pom nyob hauv Virginia yog Northern Pob Zeb Diamond-rov qab Terrapin. Cov vaub kib no muaj npe vim tias lawv muaj lub ntsej muag zoo li lub ntsej muag thiab cov nplhaib loj hlob. Hmoov tsis zoo, cov vaub kib zoo nkauj no tau muab cais ua tsoomfwv hom kev txhawj xeeb.
21. Loggerhead Hiav txwv vaub kib
| Species: | |
| Longevity: | 70-80 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | Yog, Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws raug hem thiab lub xeev muaj kev phom sij |
| Adult size: | 31-45 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Ntawm Virginia lub ntug dej hiav txwv, koj tuaj yeem pom Loggerhead Hiav txwv vaub kib. Cov vaub kib no suav tias yog tsoomfwv raug hem thawj thiab lub xeev muaj kev phom sij.
22. Green Sea vaub kib
| Species: | Chelonia mydas |
| Longevity: | 70 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | Yog, Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws raug hem thiab Lub Xeev raug hem |
| Adult size: | 36-48 nyob rau hauv., 250-450 lbs. |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Lwm hom hiav txwv vaub kib uas koj tuaj yeem pom nyob rau ntawm ntug dej hiav txwv Virginia yog Lub Hiav Txwv Ntsuab. Cov vaub kib no muaj qhov zoo nkauj. Thaum neeg feem coob xav txog hiav txwv vaub kib, qhov no yog lub hiav txwv vaub kib lawv xav txog. Nws raug hem nyob rau theem tseem fwv thiab xeev.
23. Leatherback Hiav txwv vaub kib
| Species: | Dermochelys coriacea |
| Longevity: | 30 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | Yog lawm, Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws Muaj Kev Nyab Xeeb thiab Lub Xeev Muaj Kev Nyab Xeeb |
| Adult size: | 50-70 in., 650-1, 200 lbs. |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Leatherback Hiav txwv vaub kib muaj lub plhaub uas zoo li tawv tawv dua. Lawv feem ntau yog xim dub lossis xiav tsaus nrog ntau qhov chaw dawb. Zoo li lwm cov vaub kib hauv hiav txwv pom hauv Virginia, lawv raug cais raws li kev phom sij ntawm tsoomfwv thiab xeev.
24. Atlantic Hawksbill Hiav Txwv Turtle
| Species: | Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata |
| Longevity: | 50-60 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | Yog lawm, Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws Muaj Kev Nyab Xeeb thiab Lub Xeev Muaj Kev Nyab Xeeb |
| Adult size: | 30-35 nyob rau hauv., 95-165 lbs. |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Lub Atlantic Hawksbill Hiav Txwv Turtle yog xim av nrog yuav luag ib lub plhaub zoo li tortoise; nws suav nrog cov xim ntawm amber, xim av, thiab dub. Raws li cov vaub kib no laus zuj zus, lawv feem ntau tshwm sim ntau xim xim av. Cov vaub kib no tau muab cais ua kev puas tsuaj rau lub xeev thiab tsoomfwv qib siab.
25. Kemp's Ridley Hiav Txwv Turtle
| Species: | Lepidochelys kempii |
| Longevity: | 30 xyoo |
| Nyob zoo li tus tsiaj? | No |
| Protected? | Yog lawm, Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws Muaj Kev Nyab Xeeb thiab Lub Xeev Muaj Kev Nyab Xeeb |
| Adult size: | 23-27.5 in. |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Thaum kawg, tus vaub kib kawg uas koj tuaj yeem pom hauv Virginia yog Kemps Riley Hiav Txwv Turtle. Cov vaub kib no muaj ib tug du thiab puag ncig carapace uas feem ntau yog grey. Raws li koj xav tau, lub hiav txwv vaub kib raug cais raws li kev phom sij ntawm tsoomfwv thiab xeev.
Conclusion
Raws li koj pom, muaj ntau txhiab tus vaub kib hauv xeev Virginia. Yuav kom paub meej dua, muaj 25 hom vaub kib nyob rau hauv tag nrho, nrog rau cov av av, ib nrab dej, thiab cov vaub kib hauv dej. Tam sim no, koj paub dab tsi vaub kib yuav nrhiav thaum twg koj tawm thiab txog hauv Virginia. Zoo siab vaub kib pom!
