The cane forest turtle
The cane forest turtle is a small turtle species with an adult carapace. Not big, the female is slightly larger than the male, and her face is not as sharp as that of a male. There are three ribs on the carapace, the middle one is more obvious, the carapace is bronze, the belly carapace is yellow, and the face is beautiful and eye-catching.
1. Appearance characteristics of the Sugarcane Forest Turtle
Back of the Sugarcane Forest Turtle The carapace is oval and relatively flat. The carapace is simple bronze or orange-brown to black in color, with a prominent ridge in the center and a weak lateral rib on each side. The rear edge of the carapace is smooth or only slightly serrated. ; The cervical shield is small; the width of the vertebral shield is larger than the length, and is very similar to the width of the costal shield. The plastron is simple yellow to orange, with a black spot on the chest and ventral shields of the armor bridge. The armor bridge is longer, the axillary shield and crotch shield are smaller, and the crotch shield may be missing. The inside of the head and jaw are yellow, the center of the upper jaw is strongly curved, and there is a red spot at the end of the snout. The irises of the eyes are red, and the upper eyelids are mainly red or pink and may spread to the top of the head; the back of the head and neck are brown to black, and the hands, feet and tail are light brown. There are huge scales on the front edges of the forelimbs, and the hind limbs are slightly club-shaped. 1/3 of the length between the fingers is webbed, and there are only remnants of webbing between the toes.
2. Identification of male and female sugarcane forest turtles
Cane forest turtle Male eye irises are white, with a thicker and longer tail. The cloaca is farther from the rear edge of the carapace, the center of the plastron is concave, and the eye irises are white. The female is slightly larger than the male, and her face is not as bright as the male. The eye irises are yellow, and the color is adult. The female plastron is movable because the bony seam between its lower plate and carapace is damaged. Males can reach 125mm long, 83mm wide and 43mm high, and females can reach 131mm long, 92mm wide and 46mm high.
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