Malayan fruit turtle

Differences in appearance between juvenile and adult Malayan fruit turtles Larger, especially adults, the appearance is very strange, because its carapace is flat, as if someone pinched its carapace deliberately, which looks strange and cute.

The hatchlings of the Malayan Fruit Turtle, with their bright yellow to apple-green carapace, are among the most beautiful hatchlings in the world.

Adult size: An adult Malayan fruit turtle can grow up to 13" (32cm). The most obvious characteristic of this turtle is its adult age. The back of the turtle is It is flat and can drive a car on it! Another obvious feature is that this turtle has six vertebrae (the shell on the central axis of the turtle's back), so some people call it the "six-plate turtle". Most turtles, including the Brazilian tortoise, the tortoise, the maple leaf turtle, the Burmese turtle, the yellow-throated turtle, and the eagle-billed turtle all have five vertebral scutes, so it doesn’t matter. Six vertebral shields are the best way to identify this kind of turtle. If you are not good at mathematics, you can use the flat carapace. They are distinguished by the 6 or 7 vertebral scutes on their body (all other freshwater turtles have 5 vertebral scutes), with a short, continuous spine and a flat carapace that is olive, light brown or reddish brown. The carapace of juvenile turtles is bright green, and the head is brown. There are no complete hinge structures on the carapace of juveniles, except for the tail of adult males. It appears to be relatively longer and thicker, and the plastron is slightly concave.

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