Koj puas tau pom vaub kib ntawm ntug dej los yog sab ntawm txoj kev thiab xav seb nws yog hom dab tsi? Koj puas paub tias muaj ntau dua 350 hom vaub kib nyob hauv? 14 ntawm cov hom no tuaj yeem pom hauv lub xeev Kentucky. Hauv tsab xov xwm no, peb yuav tham txog tag nrho 14 hom kev nthuav dav.
14 vaub kib pom hauv Kentucky
1. Eastern Box Turtle
| Species: | Terrapene carolina |
| Longevity: | mus txog 20 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 5-7 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Opportunistic omnivores |
Lub thawv sab hnub tuaj vaub kib cov chaw nyob muaj xws li cov nyom, pas dej, thiab thaj chaw ntoo thoob plaws hauv Tebchaws Meskas. Txawm hais tias yav dhau los lawv tau tshwm sim hauv Kentucky, lawv tau dhau los ua tsawg. Hauv qee lub xeev, lawv raug suav hais tias yog hom kev txhawj xeeb tshwj xeeb. Lub thawv vaub kib yog cov tsiaj nyiam heev, thiab vim tias lawv muaj lub neej ntev, lawv tuaj yeem txaus siab rau ntau xyoo. Lub thawv sab hnub tuaj vaub kib yog ib qho khoom siv omnivore, uas txhais tau hais tias nws yuav noj txhua yam nroj tsuag, kab, lossis kab cab uas muaj. Nyob rau hauv cov qus, nws cov thawj predators muaj xws li raccoons, dev, nab, skunks, thiab coyotes.
2. Red-Eared Slider
| Species: | Trachemys scripta elegans |
| Longevity: | 20 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 12 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivores |
Cov kab liab-eared slider yog ib hom vaub kib hauv dej uas nws thaj chaw nyob txhua txoj kev los ntawm West Virginia mus rau New Mexico. Lawv tuaj yeem ncav cuag ib ko taw ntev thiab noj cov nroj tsuag thiab tsiaj txhu, nrog rau cov nplooj ntsuab, worms, crickets, thiab cov nroj tsuag dej. Thaum cov vaub kib no yog cov neeg hauv paus txawm rau thaj tsam loj hauv Tebchaws Meskas, suav nrog Kentucky, lawv raug suav hais tias yog qhov cuam tshuam hauv qee lub xeev xws li California, Oregon, thiab Washington. Liab-eared slider yog ib hom tawv tawv uas feem ntau sib tw nrog cov vaub kib ib txwm ua zaub mov thiab chaw nyob. Yog tias koj yuav ib qho ntawm cov vaub kib no, koj yuav tsum paub tseeb tias koj yuav tuaj yeem tu nws rau nws lub neej tag nrho lossis lwm yam muab nws nrog lub tsev zoo. Koj yuav tsum tsis txhob tso tus vaub kib los rau hauv cov tsiaj qus.
3. Eastern River Cooter
| Species: | Pseudemys concinna concinna |
| Longevity: | 40 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yog, yog tias koj muaj qhov chaw |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 15 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivores |
Lub pas dej sab hnub tuaj yog tus vaub kib loj loj nrog lub plhaub ntsuab-xim av uas muaj cov cim daj. Nws feem ntau tsis meej pem nrog lwm hom vaub kib, sab qaum teb liab-bellied cooter. Lub pas dej sab hnub tuaj feem ntau pom muaj nyob hauv thaj chaw uas muaj dej tshiab, xws li dej ntws, pas dej, thiab pas dej. Cov tsiaj no yog cov docile thiab yooj yim rau kev saib xyuas, tab sis lawv nyiam outgrow lub tsev thoob dej yug ntses. Yog tias koj muaj chaw, lawv tuaj yeem ua cov tsiaj zoo nkauj uas tuaj yeem nrog koj mus txog 40 xyoo.
4. False Map vaub kib
| Species: | Graptemys pseudogeographica |
| Longevity: | 35 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 6-12 nti; poj niam loj tshaj txiv neej |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivores |
Daim ntawv qhia cuav vaub kib yog hu ua vim muaj cov kab daj daj ntawm nws lub plhaub uas zoo li daim ntawv qhia. Cov tsiaj no muaj nyob hauv Asmeskas Sab Qab Teb, tab sis lawv tuaj yeem pom nyob rau hauv nruab nrab lub xeev ntawm Illinois, Minnesota, thiab Wisconsin. Lawv feem ntau pom nyob rau hauv cov kwj deg ntawm Mississippi thiab Missouri Rivers. Daim ntawv qhia cuav vaub kib noj ntau yam nroj tsuag thiab tsiaj txhu, suav nrog algae, ntses, mollusks, thiab kab.
5. Mississippi Mud vaub kib
| Species: | Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis |
| Longevity: | mus txog 40 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 3-4 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivores |
Mississippi av nkos vaub kib feem ntau muaj xim av lossis dub plhaub. Lawv zoo li muaj kab txaij daj ntawm ob sab ntawm lub taub hau thiab caj dab, qhov txawv ntawm lwm cov av nkos vaub kib. Txij li Mississippi av nkos vaub kib nyiam qhov ntiav ntiav, tseem dej rau cov dej ntws, lawv feem ntau pom nyob rau hauv swamps, kwj dej, sloughs, thiab pas dej. Lawv yog cov omnivores thiab noj tau ntau yam zaub mov, tab sis lawv feem ntau noj ntses, qwj, worms, thiab lwm yam proteins thiab zaub uas muaj nyob rau hauv lub pas dej.
6. Ouachita Map vaub kib
| Species: | Graptemys ouachitensis |
| Longevity: | 30-50 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 3.5-10 nti; poj niam loj tshaj txiv neej |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivores |
Ouachita daim ntawv qhia vaub kib qhia nws lub npe nrog ib lub roob nyob rau sab hnub poob Arkansas. Zoo li lub roob, Ouachita daim ntawv qhia vaub kib yog nyob rau hauv cov xeev hauv nruab nrab Tebchaws Meskas: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Alabama, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee, thiab ntawm Kentucky. Hauv cov qus, lawv feem ntau pom muaj nyob hauv cov dej xws li Mississippi. Cov vaub kib no nyiam nyob ze ntawm lub cev txav dej, yog li yog tias koj npaj yuav khaws ib tus tsiaj, koj yuav tsum tau yuav cov khoom siv los muab cov dej txav hauv nws qhov chaw. Zoo li lwm cov vaub kib, Ouachita daim ntawv qhia vaub kib yog omnivore uas yuav noj txhua yam, xws li kab, worms, krill, thiab cov nroj tsuag dej.
7. Common Map vaub kib
| Species: | Graptemys geographica |
| Longevity: | 20-30 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 7-10.5 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivores |
Daim duab qhia chaw vaub kib, zoo li lwm daim ntawv qhia vaub kib, nyiam nyob hauv dej, pas dej, thiab pas dej. Thaum lub caij ntuj no, lawv yuav burrow rau hauv av nkos nyob rau hauv qab ntawm ib tug dej los yog pas dej thiab pw dormant mus txog rau thaum lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav. Vim yog tus cwj pwm no, lawv tuaj yeem muaj sia nyob hauv thaj chaw txias xws li Quebec, Vermont, Minnesota, thiab Wisconsin, ntxiv rau thaj tsam Appalachian. Lawv lub plhaub yog xim av los yog txiv ntseej ntsuab nrog txiv kab ntxwv lossis daj kab uas zoo li daim duab qhia. Ob leeg txiv neej thiab poj niam yog omnivores, tab sis cov poj niam muaj peev xwm noj tau cov tsiaj loj dua lawv cov txiv neej ua tsaug rau lawv qhov loj dua. Lawv feem ntau yuav noj mollusks thiab crustaceans xws li clams, crayfish, thiab qwj, thaum txiv neej nyiam noj kab thiab me crustaceans. Txawm hais tias nws raug cai los khaws ib daim ntawv qhia vaub kib, lawv tsis yog cov tsiaj nyiam heev vim tias lawv tuaj yeem tswj tau yooj yim.
8. Midland Painted Vaub kib
| Species: | Chrysemys picta marginata |
| Longevity: | 25-30 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 7 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivores |
Midland pleev xim rau vaub kib yog cov vaub kib nruab nrab nrog cov plhaub ntsuab uas muaj cov cim daj thiab xim liab. Lawv lub caj dab, ceg, tails, thiab taub hau feem ntau yog tsaus ntsuab los yog dub thiab tseem muaj cov kab liab liab los yog daj. Cov vaub kib no feem ntau pom muaj nyob hauv cov chaw nyob nrog cov dej ntiav, qeeb qeeb xws li pas dej, kwj deg, thiab marshes. Lawv xav tau ib qhov dej vim tias lawv tsis tuaj yeem nqos yam tsis muaj nws. Raws li omnivores, lawv noj ntau hom nroj tsuag thiab ntses, crustaceans, thiab kab. Lawv feem ntau raug tua los ntawm hma, otters, raccoons, thiab minks.
9. Eastern Mud vaub kib
| Species: | Kinosternon subrubrum |
| Longevity: | 20 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 3-4 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Primaly carnivores |
Thaum cov vaub kib sab hnub tuaj yog cov omnivores, lawv noj cov tsiaj feem ntau xws li crustaceans, mollusks, tadpoles, worms, thiab kab. Lawv yog cov nyob ze rau cov dej tshiab thiab cov dej tsis huv thoob plaws hauv lub tebchaws United States sab hnub tuaj. Tsis zoo li lwm cov vaub kib hauv daim ntawv teev npe no, lawv tsis muaj ntau tus qauv ntawm lawv lub plhaub, ua rau lawv tsis zoo. Lawv feem ntau yog tsaus ntsuab, dub, lossis xim av. Herons, alligators, thiab raccoons prey ntawm cov vaub kib no.
10. Common Musk vaub kib
| Species: | Sternotherus odoratus |
| Longevity: | 40-60 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 2-5 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivores |
Cov vaub kib uas muaj musk yog ib qho me me xim av lossis grey vaub kib uas tuaj yeem pom hauv cov pas dej tshiab, dej ntws, thiab cov kwj deg thoob plaws sab hnub tuaj ib nrab ntawm Tebchaws Meskas. Lawv yog cov tsiaj nyiam vim lawv me me thiab kuj yooj yim saib xyuas. Raws li omnivores, lawv yuav noj txhua yam, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog kab, algae, tadpoles, noob, thiab qwj.
11. Alligator Snapping vaub kib
| Species: | Macrochelys temminckii |
| Longevity: | 100 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | No |
| Adult size: | 25 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Primaly carnivores |
Tus nquab nquab vaub kib tuaj yeem pom tsuas yog hauv Tebchaws Meskas, nrog thaj chaw nyob ntawm Florida mus rau Texas. Lawv nyiam dej tshiab tab sis kuj tuaj yeem pom hauv cov dej ntws thiab pas dej. Cov vaub kib no muaj lub taub hau loj nrog lub beak thiab lub plhaub spiky. Lawv yog cov vaub kib loj tshaj plaws, ntsuas tshaj 2 feet ntev thiab hnyav txog li 175 phaus. Cov tsiaj no muaj lub puab tsaig muaj zog heev uas muaj peev xwm snapping pob txha. Vim lawv qhov loj thiab qhov phom sij uas lawv tsim, lawv tsis ua cov tsiaj zoo.
12. Common Snapping Turtle
| Species: | Chelydra serpentina |
| Longevity: | 50-75 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 8-14 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Omnivores |
Tus vaub kib ntau tshaj, thaum me dua li tus nquab snapping vaub kib, tseem loj loj nyob ib ncig ntawm ib ko taw ntev. Lawv muaj ntau ntau thoob plaws hauv Tebchaws Meskas sab hnub tuaj thiab tuaj yeem pom nyob rau hauv txhua lub cev ntawm cov dej tshiab. Thaum lawv feem ntau tsis tawm tsam unprovoked, lawv yog nruj nruj thiab yuav lash tawm yog tias tuav. Txawm hais tias nws raug cai los muaj ib tus vaub kib hauv lub xeev Kentucky, lawv yuav tsis yog cov tsiaj uas nyiam tshaj plaws rau ib tus neeg uas cia siab tias yuav tuaj yeem nqa lawv cov vaub kib.
13. Smooth Softshell
| Species: | Apalone mutica |
| Longevity: | 50 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | Txog li 7-14 nti; poj niam loj tshaj txiv neej |
| Kev noj haus: | Primaly carnivores |
Raws li nws lub npe qhia, tus mos mos mos vaub kib muaj qhov hloov pauv hloov pauv ntawm lub plhaub tawv uas pom ntawm ntau hom vaub kib. Lawv feem ntau yog carnivorous thiab nyiam noj ntses, amphibians, kab, thiab crayfish. Txawm li cas los xij, qee zaum lawv kuj noj zaub. Lub softshell du yuav loj hlob mus txog 2 ko taw ntev thiab paub tias yog nruj heev, uas txhais tau tias lawv yuav tsis yog cov tsiaj zoo tshaj plaws.
14. Spiny Softshell
| Species: | Apalone spinifera |
| Longevity: | 50 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 5-19 nti; poj niam loj tshaj txiv neej |
| Kev noj haus: | Primaly carnivores |
Kawg tab sis tsis kawg, spiny softshell zoo ib yam li cov softshell du hauv qhov loj thiab zoo li tsuas yog rau-koj twv nws-cov spiny raws ntug ntawm nws carapace. Lub spiny softshell vaub kib yuav noj txhua yam, tab sis nws nyiam nosh feem ntau ntawm cov tsiaj xws li ntses, dej kab, thiab crayfish. Zoo li cov softshell du, spiny softshell yuav tom yog tias tuav. Nyob rau hauv cov qus, lawv nyiam burrow hauv cov xuab zeb kom tsis txhob muaj cov tsiaj txhu xws li herons, skunks, raccoons, hma, thiab ntses loj predatory.
Conclusion
Raws li koj tuaj yeem pom, muaj ntau qhov sib txawv ntawm cov vaub kib hom hauv lub xeev Kentucky. Feem ntau ntawm cov vaub kib hauv cov npe yog raug cai khaws cia ua tsiaj, tab sis koj yuav tsum xav txog lwm yam xws li kev ua neej ntev, qhov loj, thiab kev ua phem ua ntej ua rau ib qho ntawm cov tsiaj reptiles.
Dab tsi nyeem ntxiv: 12 vaub kib pom hauv Ohio (nrog duab)
