鳄龟又叫小鳄鱼龟,俗称肉龟,是淡水中水陆两栖动物中的佼佼者,原产于北美洲及中美洲,我国前年从美国引进小鳄龟,浙江省海宁市某养殖场试养成功。鳄龟长相奇特,观赏价值极高,粗看似一条鳄鱼,其头伸出体外,不能缩入背壳内,嘴巴前上下颌略尖,眼睛有神,尾长而尖,尾两边有肉突,尾背前边2/3处有一条鳞皮状隆起棱背,并呈锯齿口状,背壳很薄,上皮呈棕色为主,偶有棕褐色,中线有 Snapping turtle, also known as small alligator turtles, commonly known as meat turtles, is the leader in freshwater amphibious, native to North America and Central America, China introduced the United States the year before last, the alligator snapper, a farms in Haining City, Zhejiang trial success. Snapping turtle looks strange, high ornamental value, the rough looks like a crocodile, the first out of the body, can not shrink into the dorsal shell, before the mouth slightly chin on the jaw, the eyes of God, the tail long and pointed tail on both sides of the sudden , Tail in front of the 2/3 at the edge of a squamous ridge, and was jagged mouth, thin dorsal shell, epithelial brown, occasionally tan, midline have