The wrinkled mud turtle
The wrinkled mud turtle is a small mud turtle species with a carapace in the shape of Brown in color, the head and hands and feet are yellow with some markings. The head is relatively large, the mouth is hard and strong, and it can catch some shellfish. The webbed feet are relatively small, and the swimming ability is not very good.
The carapace of the folded mud turtle is about 12.1 cm long and oval in shape. The highest point is located in the back half of the carapace center, and is almost at a straight angle (the surface of the back half of the carapace). There is a not very obvious vertebral keel in the center of the adult's back, and in larvae, there is one on each side of the back. Hazy lateral vertebrae. The width and length of the first vertebral shield are almost the same, or slightly longer than the length. The width of the 2nd to 4th vertebral shield is greater than the length. The fifth one is relatively small, with almost the same length and width. The 10th and 11th shields are slightly larger than the previous 9. There are hinge covers on the front and rear of the bottom of the plastron, and they are both longer and wider, so they can be fully connected.
The rear hinge cover has no groove at the end. The length of the front hinge cover exceeds the length of the ventral shield, but is slightly shorter than the one on the back. The shield is about half the length of the front hinge cover. The armpit scutes and inguinal scutes just touch on the armor bridge), the plastron and the armor bridge are light yellow, and there is a black intersection line between the scutes. The huge head has a slightly overturned muzzle and a hook-shaped, powerful upper jaw. The head and neck are often brown or black with beautiful and bright freckles. The surface of the two sides and bottom of the head is relatively translucent. . There are black stripes on the jaw, the hands and feet are light gray or brown, and the hind legs have no joints on the surface.
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