Flat-back musk turtle
The flat-back musk turtle is a small musk turtle in the genus Compared with turtles with unique characteristics, musk turtles are also called egg turtles. The main reason is that the carapace is like an egg shell. However, the carapace of the flat-backed musk turtle is not so obvious and has a flat shape. of.
The flat-backed musk deer is a small freshwater turtle. Its carapace is very flat, and the steep slopes on both sides create an angle of more than 100 degrees. When larvae, the ratio of the angle of the slope to the height is approximately 9.5:1. There is a relatively blunt and inconspicuous vertebra in the center of the back. The scutes on both sides of the front end of the carapace are slightly serrated. Each spinal scute overlaps with the front end of the rear scute. The first spinal scute is relatively long and never intersects with the second scute. The other four The width of each spine scute is greater than its own length, and the fifth piece expands toward the rear. The color of the carapace is tan and brown, with black or brown freckles and stripes.
The head is of medium size, with an upper jaw that is not completely hook-shaped. On the back of the olive head, there are perfect black mesh stripes and freckles. Later there was excessive exaggeration. Some adults have yellow stripes on their flat backs from the nostrils to the eye sockets, and vertical patterns on their necks. The stripes are relatively narrow and not as conspicuous as the tiger-striped musk. There is a pair of tentacles on the lower jaw, webbed hands and feet, the male has a thick and long tail, and his face is generally brown.
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