Sulawesi white-headed turtle
Sulawesi The white-headed turtle is a semi-aquatic turtle, and its water resistance is not very good, so the webs on the toes are not obvious. The color of the carapace looks very similar to the maple leaf turtle. There are also three ribs on the carapace, but they are on the head. The color of the turtle is very different from that of the maple leaf turtle. The color of the head of the male white-headed turtle is similar to white, which is its biggest feature.
The Sulawesi white-headed tortoise's carapace is about 25CM long. The carapace is short and flat, dark brown in color, with three raised ridges. The midline of the carapace is yellowish, and the plastron is brown. , with black scute edges, is distributed in the northern part of Indonesia's Sulawesi Island and around the port of Gorondolo on the Minahasa Peninsula. It rests in shallow waters in the forest and is a private species in Indonesia.
The Sulawesi white-headed turtle has three longitudinal ribs on its carapace. The center one is the widest, and the two side longitudinal ribs are thin and short. The longitudinal ribs are relatively flat, and there are black lines along the longitudinal shuttle. The front and rear edge shields are serrated, especially the trailing edge. The cervical shield is narrow in front and wide in back. The center of the plastron is black and the edge is light yellow. The anterior edge of the plastron is flat and the posterior edge is notched to deep. There is a deep depression between the anal shields. The scales on the front buttocks and shins are large, the bases of the fingers and toes are slightly webbed, and the tail is short. The head of the male turtle is gray-white, and the head of the female turtle is brown.
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