Morphological characteristics of Baise closed-shell turtle

Baise Guanke Turtle Morphological Characteristics
Baise Guankei Turtle

Baise Guankei Turtle's adult carapace is reddish brown and relatively raised. , about 130mm long, with a short ridge in the middle line. The edge of the plastron is yellow, with a black spot that almost covers most of the plastron; the front and rear halves of the plastron are connected by ligaments, which can be completely connected to the carapace. The forelimbs are covered with large scales and the hind legs are covered with small scales. The fingers (toes) are webbed. The head is yellow with an orange postorbital stripe bordered by black. It is a private species of your country.

The carapace length of the Baise turtle is approximately 130mm. The carapace is raised, with a short ridge in the middle line; the plastron is larger, with the front end rounded out and the rear end slightly notched, with ligaments running through the carapace. There are also ligaments between the chest and abdominal shields, and the front and rear halves of the plastron can be fully connected. On the carapace, the ventral scute groove is the longest, the humeral scute groove is the shortest, and the anal scute groove is complete.

The head is medium in size and slightly narrow, the snout is slightly longer than the upper beak, and the upper beak is straight. The hands and feet are medium-sized, with large scales on the forelimbs, small scales on the hind limbs, and webs between the fingers and toes. The carapace is reddish brown, the sides of the scute groove are dark brown or black, and the lateral edges of the carapace are yellow; the plastron is yellow with obvious black spots. The top of the head is green, the sides of the head are yellow, there is a black-edged orange vertical stripe behind the eyes, and there is a black-edged line between the eyes and the nostrils; the iris is yellow or yellow-green; the nape and sides of the neck are orange, and the neck and abdomen are milky yellow. The tail is orange-yellow, with a black stripe on the midline of the back of the tail.


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