Central American river turtles
The Central American river turtles are aquatic turtles Turtles are turtles with prominent webs on their feet. They are highly aquatic turtles. Generally speaking, this will degrade the crawling ability of their legs. Therefore, Central American river turtles often do not land ashore and stay in the water for a long time. .
The average body length of Central American river turtles is about 17.5 centimeters. The carapace with three vertebral keels is generally long and distinctly black in color. The rear edge shield No jagged edges. The vertebrae of some individuals are more fully developed, but may be flatter than others, or may not exist in the backs of younger individuals. In adults, 1/4 of the vertebral scutes are longer than wide, but the fifth one is wider than long and spreads out toward the rear. The first pair of vertebral shields extends forward, often touching the second pair of marginal shields. The marginal shields behind the carapace also spread outwards, and the 10th pair of marginal shields is higher than the others. The color of the carapace ranges from brown to tan, and there are black borders between the shields.
The male Central American river turtle has a concave plastron, a long and thick tail with hook-like spines at the end, and two rows of deeper tattoos on the inside of the hind legs. The body length of the combined body is about 15.5 cm, which is obviously smaller than the female's length of 17.5 cm. The female's plastron is flat and bulging, and her tail is shorter.
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