Indentation with Indentation
It is a bit difficult to identify turtles with indentation. Because it has four subspecies, and each subspecies has some differences in appearance. The important difference is the lines on the carapace and neck. Some are radial, some are striped, and some are not obvious. characteristics.
The carapace of an adult turtle is 20~24cm long. The carapace is slightly flat, and the length and width of the larvae are about ten tenths, and the length and width of the adults are longer than the width; the center ridge of the back is very obvious in larvae, but becomes less obvious with age; the rear edge of the carapace is serrated, especially in larvae. The plastron is narrow, the front end is flat or rounded, and there are three concavities at the rear end: the thoracic scute groove is the longest, and the humeral scute groove or laryngeal scute groove is the shortest; the nail bridge is short and obvious; in adults, the lingual plate and lower plate of the plastron are individually There is ligament development between them.
The denticulate turtle has three well-developed ribs. Generally, their body color is brown, ranging in shades from tawny to reddish-brown, or even jet-black. The plastron is also brown or brown, and there may be brown-black patches on each scute. As a box turtle, it has a plastron joint that can be closed. There are small but obvious nail bridges on both sides of the body, intersecting the carapace and plastron. The hatchlings are quite flat, similar to the Asian Leaf Turtle, but the adults are much taller.
The color of the toothed turtle varies greatly. Typically, the dorsal and ventral carapace are brown, and each scute of the plastron has black radiating lines. , the radial pattern of the carapace scutes is often unclear.
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