The turtle that strayed into a house in Ha Tinh is a rare species.

People in Ha Tinh discovered a rare golden turtle wandering into their yard and handed it over to the authorities.

On June 24, the Huong Khe District Forest Protection Department ( Ha Tinh ) coordinated with Vu Quang National Park to receive a rare golden turtle weighing nearly 0.2 kg handed over by a local resident. Photo: Tien Phong.

This yellow turtle was discovered by Ms. Vo Thi Hong Trang (Huong Khe town) in her yard on June 22. After knowing that it was a rare turtle species, she contacted the authorities to hand it over. Photo: Ha Tinh Newspaper.

After inspection, experts determined that the turtle that strayed into Ms. Vo Thi Hong Trang's yard was a Cuora Mouhotii turtle. Scientifically named Cuora Mouhotii, the Cuora Mouhotii turtle is a wild animal listed as endangered, precious, and rare species in Group IIB, Decree 06/2019/ND-CP of the Government. Photo: Ha Tinh Newspaper.

The Sa Nhan turtle species is also listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red Book 2012 and needs urgent protection. Photo: Ha Tinh Newspaper.

The Sa Nhan turtle belongs to the Emydidae family and Testudinata order. They are found in many countries including China, India, Laos and Vietnam. Photo: Cuc Phuong National Park.

In Vietnam, Sa Nhan turtles are distributed in regions such as Lao Cai, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Vinh Phuc ... Photo: VNA.

The outstanding features of the Sa Nhan turtle include: the shell is light brown to light yellow, gray but there are also cases where it is black; red eyes; the end of the shell has serrated edges, there are three distinct ridges running along the shell, the top of the shell is flat; the plastron is yellow with black streaks on the edges mixed with dark stripes. Photo: VNA.

Readers are invited to watch the video: Many new species discovered in the Mekong River Region. Source: THĐT1.

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