East African side-necked turtles
The East African side-necked turtles may grow to 30~50 years old cm, larger than the carapace of the swamp side-necked turtle. The carapace is black with inconspicuous or no patterns. The adult body is relatively large. The neck cannot be retracted in the carapace and can only be turned sideways. There are many species of turtles in the genus Side-necked Turtle, and we might as well introduce them in detail below.
There are two genera of South American side-necked turtles. South American side-necked turtles are one of them. There is also a single species, which includes the rare Amazon large-headed turtle. turtle. There are six species of South American side-necked turtles in the genus Podocnemis, which are concentrated in tropical water systems from northern to central South America. They are typical tropical species, especially rare in the Amazon River, Orinoco River and other river basins.
This genus, like all members of the family Chelonidae, has no cervical shield, one or two barbels on the lower jaw, the head is covered with a large horny scute, and the soft structure of the body is It has soft skin with rare scales. There are leathery scales only on the four toes, heels and outside of the forelimbs. The two unique characteristics of this genus are the most interesting. One is a groove between the two eyes from the top of the head to the end of the nose, and the other is the truncated appearance of the tail end. This genus all has creamy white to bright yellow to orange-red head spots when they are young, depending on the species. This is why they are used as pets. Unfortunately, these beautiful patterns will gradually dim and even disappear in adulthood.
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