The appearance of the golden-headed turtle
The appearance of the golden-headed turtle It looks very similar to the three-line turtle. The biggest difference is that there are less obvious patterns on the carapace of the golden-headed turtle, while the carapace of the three-line turtle seems to have the word "Chuan" on it.
The carapace of the golden-tongued turtle is dark brown, with a ridge and a flat ridge, and the ridge is obvious. The length is 78~127mm (male) and 109~152mm (female). ). The plastron is yellow, and the scutellum has basically symmetrical large black spots. The front and back carapace are connected by ligaments, which can be completely connected to the carapace. The head is golden yellow, with slightly yellowish brown on the side of the head, with 2 black lines. It is a private species in China.
The golden-headed turtle has a large ventral carapace, with a rounded front end and a slightly missing rear end. There are ligaments running through the carapace, and there are also ligaments between the chest and abdominal shields. , the front and rear halves of the abdomen can be completely connected to the carapace, the anal shield groove is the longest, and the humeral shield groove is the shortest. The head is of moderate size, the back of the head is smooth, the snout is slightly longer than the upper beak, the upper beak is slightly curved, and the lower beak is shorter than the upper beak.
The golden-headed turtle has weak hands and feet, and its back is covered with imbricate scales. It has 5 claws on its forelimbs, 4 claws on its hind limbs, and webbed fingers and toes. The tail is short and cone-shaped. The lower part of the tail is divided into pairs of scales and there is a longitudinal groove in the middle. The carapace is dark brown, and the scute groove and its surroundings are dark in color. Young turtles have a small brownish-red spot on the lower edge of the second pair of rib shields, and adults have a light spot on the corresponding part; the plastron is yellow, with several large symmetrically arranged spots. Black spots. The head is golden-yellow, with a slight yellow-brown color on the side of the head, and 3 fine black lines.
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