Key Identification Features
- It also shows orange coloration in both its skin (integument) and shell, and males of this species have a distinctly shallower concavity on the plastron than males of the two related species.
- Its shell usually has variable coloration ranging from olive-green to brown.
- They have a sharp, distinctly hooked beak.
- This species has a broad, flattened upper shell (carapace) and a large lower shell (plastron), with distinct features on its head, limbs, and skin that distinguish it from other tortoise species.
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