Flat-tailed tortoise
The flat-tailed tortoise looks like a spider web turtle, and For a period of time, people once thought that the flat-tailed tortoise was a subspecies of the spider-web turtle. However, the current scientific classification distinguishes it, which does not change the fact that the flat-tailed tortoise resembles the spider-web turtle.
The flat-tailed tortoise can grow to 13.7 centimeters. The carapace is quite flat. The back edge of the carapace is sharply serrated. The color of the deck is black. When it grows, it will Gradually it becomes light brown, and there will be light brown or yellow freckles on the edges between nails. There is no connection between the carapace and the plastron. The plastron is yellow in color with brown freckles, and the freckles are darker in color.
The head is yellow and has black freckles, but the individual differences are very big. The maxilla and mandible of the beak are yellow, and the hands and feet are light brown. The tail is flat, hence the name flat-tailed tortoise.
Flat-tailed tortoises live in dry deciduous forests. During the rainy season, they will actively move immediately after rainfall. During the dry season, they may sleep under dead trees and leaves. Mainly vegetarian, it will eat leaves, stems and fruits of decaying plants.
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