Reptiles

Hi! Long time no see!!! In this blog, I am going to talk about the last kind of animals at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. That is the Reptiles!!!

There are about 50 reptiles, I am going to tell you 9 of the most popular reptiles of the garden. Let’s go!!!

1. Burmese Python

Distribution: Spreading from Burma to Indo-China, Thailand and south China (including Hong Kong)

Habitat: Forests, river valleys and wooded hillsides

Conservation Status: Endangered Species

2. Flowery Backed Box Terrapin

 

      Distribution: Vietnam, Hainan of China

Habitat: Bushy upland woodlands and forests

Conservation Status: Endangered Species

3. Greek Tortoise

Distribution: North Africa, Southwestern Asia and Southern Europe

Habitat: Dry open steppes and barren hillsides from sea level to over 3000m

Conservation Status: Endangered Species

4. Malayan Box Turtle

Distribution: Southeast Asia including Tenasserim, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines

Habitat: Ponds, marshes and flooded rice paddies inn tropical rainforest areas

Conservation Status: Endangered Species

5. Chinese Alligator (Yangtze Alligator)

Distribution: Only found in the lower Yangtze River in the provinces of Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu of China.

Habitat: Rivers, marshes, ponds and lakes.

Conservation Status: Endangered Species

6. Radiated Tortoise

Distribution: Southern Madagascar

Habitat: low thorn bush and scrubby grassland

Conservation Status: Endangered Species

7. Spurred Tortoise

Distribution: Along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert

Habitat: Dry savannas

Conservation Status: Endangered Species

8. Yellow-margined Box Turtle

Distribution: Southern China, Japan

Habitat: Humid forested hills and near streams

Conservation Status: Endangered Species

9.  Keeled Box Turtle

Distribution: South China, Vietnam and India

Habitat: Mountainous woodland

Conservation Status: Endangered Species

Thank you for visiting again!! See youuuuuuu next time!!!