Red-legged tortoise (definite introduction)
Red-legged tortoise ( (Definite introduction) As the name suggests, this is a tortoise species with red legs. If you have the opportunity to meet a real red-legged tortoise, you will find that the biggest feature of the red-legged tortoise is its legs. The scales are red, but not the entire legs are red.
1. Surface characteristics of red-legged tortoise
Red-legged It has a large yellow head and orange or red hands, feet and tail. The shell is light dark brown, and the center part of the shield is light yellow. The front legs have sharp scales that are dark red.
They do not grow very big, generally growing to 40~50 cm. Southern species are swollen and bulbous around the nostrils. Adult males will grow slightly larger than females, averaging 50 centimeters. Males have a concave plastron, common to other tortoises, and have a shorter, flatter and more pronounced hourglass-shaped carapace.
Two. Changes in red-legged tortoises as adults
Red The three-legged tortoise is a species of ordinary size. Male red-footed tortoises are larger in carapace length and body mass than females, but not wider or taller. Like other tortoise species, male red-legged tortoises have a concave plastron. When the red-legged tortoise matures, both males and females will have a special mid-body break. When viewed from above, the red-legged tortoise has a distinct hourglass shape. The male turtle's is more noticeable. Adult female turtles have longer and wider tails. Red-legged tortoises undergo a period of changes in body color as they grow and develop.
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