The furrow wood turtle
The furrow wood turtle has a head More distinct patterns, with obvious patterns on the carapace. Although many turtle species will retain common patterns during their growth, the patterns of the furrow wood turtle are preserved naturally.
The furrow wood turtle can reach 20cm in length. Scattered in Mexico (from southern Veracruz, Tavasco, and eastern Chiapas to the Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel Island), Belize, Guatemala, and northwestern Honduras.
The furrow wood turtle has several short stripes and freckles on its head. The center of the plastron is black and the sides are yellow. The forelimbs are yellow with black spots. There are no subspecies, but Perez-Higareda and Smith (1987) divided the Mexican population into three groups based on different facial expressions and customs:
1. Western Tabasco and People from the area near Veracru tend to live in the water, with no spots on the throat, black appearance on the hind limbs and yellow spots on the belly, undeveloped spines, and olive to gray carapace.
2. Those in the central and southern part of Veracruz live on herbs and tend to live on land. There are black spots on the throat, the hind limbs are lighter and full of black spots, the spine is developed, and the carapace is brown.
3. Those from Quintana Roo and Cozumel Island have no spots on their throats, and other characteristics are similar to those in central and southern Veracruz.
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