▁car ap ace ▁of ▁C . ▁m cc ord i ▁can ▁reach ▁a ▁straight ▁length ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁car ap ace ▁is ▁a ▁pale ▁grey ▁brown . ▁Occ asion ally ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁spec im ens ▁which ▁have ▁a ▁ch est nut - col oured ▁h ue . ▁The ▁pl astr on ▁is ▁a ▁pale ▁buff ▁white . ▁The ▁neck , ▁which ▁is ▁nearly ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁car ap ace , ▁is ▁dark ▁brown ▁on ▁the ▁upper parts ▁with ▁round ▁t uber cles . ▁The ▁under parts ▁are ▁light ▁be ige . ▁The ▁ir is ▁is ▁black ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁white ▁ring . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁The ▁natural ▁habitat ▁of ▁Ch el od ina ▁m cc ord i ▁includes ▁sw amps , ▁rice ▁terra ces , ▁and ▁small ▁la kes . ▁ ▁Re production ▁Ad ult s ▁of ▁C . ▁m cc ord i ▁may ▁have ▁up ▁to ▁three ▁bre eding ▁periods ▁in ▁a ▁year . ▁A ▁typical ▁cl utch ▁consists ▁of ▁eight ▁to ▁four teen ▁eggs . ▁The ▁size ▁of ▁an ▁egg ▁is ▁ ▁and ▁may ▁we igh ▁. ▁The ▁first ▁h atch lings ▁emer ge ▁after ▁inc ub ating ▁for ▁three ▁months , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁h atch lings ▁leave ▁after ▁four ▁months . ▁Upon ▁emer ging , ▁a ▁h atch ling ' s ▁shell ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁yellow ▁sp ots ▁on ▁the ▁pl astr on , ▁which ▁become ▁dark er ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁until ▁the ▁entire ▁pl astr on ▁becomes ▁almost ▁black .