Eye-spotted turtles

Appearance and four-eye spots of turtles Water turtles are very similar and difficult to distinguish. This is true. Under normal circumstances, if the turtle is huddled in the carapace, it is indistinguishable. However, the changes in the head are very obvious. We can make judgments based on the characteristics of the head. distinguish.

The eye-spotted water turtle has an ordinary body shape, and the adult turtle shell is about 14 centimeters long. The skin on the back of the head is smooth and grey-brown. The head and back are full of brown-black or rust-colored insect-like markings. There are 1 to 2 pairs of eye-spot-like markings on each side of the back of the head. Some have insect patterns on the top of the head, and the two pairs of eye-spots are divided. No clear. The carapace is grey-brown, relatively flat, with one longitudinal edge. The plastron is flat and slightly as long as the carapace. The front edge is flat and the rear edge is slightly concave. Hands and feet gray brown. , with large scales on the outside of the forelimbs. The fingers (toes) are fully webbed, the forelimbs have 5 claws, and the hind limbs have 4 claws. Thin tail.

The eye-spotted water turtle is dark behind and light on the belly. The eye-spotted water turtle has two pairs of eye spots on its head with clear boundaries, its carapace is brown, and its belly carapace is light yellow mixed with black freckles. The rest are slightly shared with the eye-spotted terrapin. Medium size. The upper beak is not hook-shaped, there are 2 pairs of eye spots on the back of the head, each eye spot has a black dot, and there is a vertical stripe on the neck. Its carapace is brown and mottled, and its rear edge is not serrated or slightly serrated. The plastron is light yellow, and each scute has black large and small spots. The carapace and plastron are connected by bone seams.

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