Mud Turtle

English name: Central American River Turtle

Alias: Central American River Turtle, Sharp-nosed Swamp Turtle

Classification position: Mud Turtle , Mud Turtle

Dispersed: Central America.

Morphological characteristics: The carapace is grey-brown, oblate, with a ridge in the center and a single throat shield. The plastron is light yellow and more welcoming. The head is grey-brown, the snout is long and upward, and there is a light stripe from the top of the nostril to the neck. The edge of the upper beak is slightly serrated, and the beak is not hook-shaped. There is a row of lower edge shields at the bridge. The hands and feet are gray, with developed webs between the fingers and toes. The tail is short.

Living habits: The length of the carapace can reach 65 cm. It is an aquatic turtle that lives in rivers, lakes and lagoons. Except for laying eggs, it seldom goes ashore and lives in the water almost all its life. They mostly move underwater and are more active at night. Herbivorous, likes to eat aquatic plants. September to November every year is the spawning period, with 6 to 20 eggs being laid. Egg white oval shape, crisp and hard shell. The long diameter of the egg is 57~70 mm, and the short diameter is 30~34 mm.

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