Mauremys sinensis
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) or golden thread turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. They are widely distributed in the subtropical regions of Taiwan. Like many other Geoemydidae, this species hybridizes vigorously with related and not-so-closely related members of its family.
It is one of the two most commonly found species used for divination - the other being the yellow pond turtle - that have been recovered from Shang dynasty sites, despite the Shang capital being over 1000 km north of its modern-day distribution range.
Chinese-stripe-necked turtles have a green body. As a juvenile, its carapace is grayish green and there are three distinctive ridges. As an adult, the color fades to a brown color and the two ridges gradually disappear. The plastron is ivory in color with small black spots. The male's tail is more coarse and long, while adult females will be larger than the males(body length: male~20 cm, female~26 cm). Its diet are small animals (small shrimp, small fish, aquatic snail, mosquito larval...) and aquatic plant (duckweed, water spinach,...)
Chinese stripe-necked turtles prefer lowland waters such... Wikipedia →
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No species of the same family or order lives in Tainan, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle sighting in Tainan on a given day, based on 230 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 11 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle in Tainan on a given day, against about 40% in April, the lowest month. That is one of Tainan's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 440 mm in August.
Yes
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle sightings, Tainan has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Taichung (Taiwan, about 40%) and Kaohsiung (Taiwan, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tainan (230 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
