Japanese Pond Turtle
by Yvonne Johnstone
Title
Japanese Pond Turtle
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae endemic to Japan. Its Japanese name is nihon ishigame, Japanese stone turtle. Its population has decreased due to habitat loss, but it is not yet considered a threatened species.
The pond turtle is semiaquatic and a strong swimmer. The turtle’s diet is varied and includes water insects and larvae, mollusks, tadpoles, frogs, filamentous algae, earthworms, small amphibians and tadpoles. They hibernate underwater, at the bottom of their pond or river. Their body temperature and heart rate fall (to a single, sluggish beat every few minutes), and they stop breathing through the mouth. However, as they can’t do without oxygen for the entire winter, so they extract what they need from the water, using specialized cells in their tails.
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April 25th, 2019
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