The four-eyed turtle
The four-eyed turtle has many The distinctive characteristics tell everyone that this is a four-eyed turtle, because there are four iconic circles on its head, like eyes. Because it looks like there are six pairs of eyes at the same time, some people also call it a six-eyed turtle.
1. Appearance characteristics of the four-eyed turtle
4 The eye-spotted terrapin is medium-sized. The skin on the top of the head is smooth and scale-free, the upper beak is not hook-shaped, there are 2 pairs of eye spots on the back of the head, each eye spot has a black dot, and there is a vertical stripe on the neck. Its carapace is brown and mottled, and its rear edge is not serrated or slightly serrated. The plastron is light yellow, and each scute has black large and small spots. The carapace and plastron are connected by bone seams. The fingers and toes are webbed.
There are dark straight thin stripes on the left and right sides of the bill of the four-eyed water turtle, which looks like there are many wrinkles on the mouth. There are three yellow or orange stripes from the nape of the neck to the base of the neck. There are radial lines on the carapace when young, which will disappear when they grow up. It also develops small dark freckles, but they are not as detailed as the insect-shaped patterns of the eye-spotted turtle. The density of the insect-shaped patterns is related to the individual characteristics of the turtle. For example, in some cases, the insect-shaped patterns are only distributed around the plastron.
Characteristics of hatchlings of two- and four-eyed turtles and identification of males and females
When the larvae are young, the carapace is round and frame-shaped. The central ridge is very high, like a roof ridge, and the edges are slightly tooth-shaped. The plastron is oval, with a triangular shallow depression at the rear. The hands and feet are relatively flat and slender, with tiny scales, and there are 3-4 large stacked scales on the outside of the forelimbs. There are webs between the fingers and toes, the claws are slender and sharp, and the tail is moderate. The back of the head and back of the young turtle is yellow-brown or dark olive, and the skin on the back of the neck is slightly darker. The color of the head and back changes to dark brown or dark olive when it grows into adults. There are two pairs of eye spots on the occiput of the head, smaller at the front and larger at the back.
Most experts believe that the color of eye spots is determined by gender. Females are yellow and males are olive. The differences between males and females are relatively large, so for a long time, people have always believed that they are two types.turtle.
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