User:RBuchko/Burmese roofed turtle

The Burmese roofed turtle is nationally protected and listed in CITES Appendix II. The captive population in five zoos comprised about 1,000 individuals as of 2018. Several hundred Burmese roofed turtles are kept in the Yadanabon Zoological Gardens in Mandalay and a turtle conservation center in Lawkananda Park, Bagan. Some have been released to the wild. In the years that followed, researchers found several specimens of the Burmese roofed turtle and took them to captivity. '''Health screenings of the Burmese roofed turtles were conducted in 2014 and 2018. These health screenings showed no signs of disease or physical illness, and the turtles were exceptionally healthy.'''

Currently, the Burmese roofed turtle is one of the most endangered turtle species in the world.

Diet
The Burmese roofed turtle is herbivorous, it mainly eats the aquatic vegetation within its habitat.

Reproduction
The female Burmese roofed turtle grows significantly larger than the male; the male's usually green head transforms during the breeding season to a bright chartreuse-yellow with bold black markings.