The yellow-fronted turtle

The back of the yellow-fronted turtle The nail is round and flat, with beautiful patterns, but the pattern on the carapace is not obvious. The yellow-fronted box turtle is also called the yellow-fronted box turtle. It is a species of turtle that can shrink its entire body inside the shell, and the plastron is also closed. .

The yellow-fronted box turtle is a beautiful and distinctive turtle. The patterns on its carapace may have very rich colors, but most of them are brown areas on the vertebral scutes, with cream-colored lines from the center downwards. The rib shield is a dazzling light brown color and may be decorated with beautiful patterns. The edge shield is a relatively warm dark brown. The plastron is mostly black or dark brown.

The carapace is high, the shell height is half of the shell length, and the dorsal rib is prominent. The plastron is large and flat, with rounded front and rear edges and no indentations. Anal shield is single, without longitudinal groove. The plastron and carapace as well as the front and rear lobes of the plastron are all connected by ligaments, and the two lobes of the plastron are fully connected to the carapace. The fingers and toes are semi-webbed. The tail is short.

The head is light-colored (cream, yellow, green or off-white), and there may be narrow black stripes on the sides. The lower jaw and neck are translucent light yellow. There is no significant difference between males and females, but generally speaking, male turtles have slightly thicker tails. The shell length is 10~18cm. The head is plain, the top of the head is smooth, and the edge of the upper jaw is straight and uncurved.

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