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What does the Brazilian tortoise look like and how is it different from the grass tortoise?

Marie Schrader
2021-04-06 22:29:27
The Brazilian tortoise belongs to a subspecies of the Brazilian painted tortoise. Its body is oval, its back is gently raised, the edges and corners of its back are not obvious, and the back of its carapace is serrated. The color of their carapace is emerald green, and each scutellum has a circular pattern. The head is broad, the neck is short and thick, there are yellow-green longitudinal stripes on the head and neck, and there is a rectangular red stripe on the back of the eyes. Their eyes are of medium size and their tails are of moderate length, and they can be kept as pet turtles in China.
What does the Brazilian tortoise look like and how is it different from the grass tortoise?

1. what does the Brazilian tortoise look like

? The body of the Brazilian tortoise is oval, the back is slightly raised, it looks like a small hill, the edge of the carapace is not very obvious, the boundary of the scutellum is more obvious, the back of the carapace is serrated, the color is emerald green, and there are circular patterns on the scutellum. Their head is relatively large, their neck is relatively short, and there are yellow-green stripes on the side of their head, neck and abdomen. The most prominent feature is that there is a rectangular red patch behind their eyes, which looks like ears, so they are also called Brazilian red-eared turtles. They have stubby limbs, relatively long forelimbs and short hind limbs. When they are young, they are brightly colored and covered with yellow-green stripes and patterns, but as they grow larger, the color and patterns will fade.

2. What is the difference between

the Brazilian tortoise and the grass tortoise? 1. Body shape: The body shape of the Brazilian tortoise is oval, the edges and corners of the carapace are not obvious, and there are different patterns on the carapace. Grass tortoises are oblong, with three very obvious edges on their carapaces, all of which are uniform in color.

2. Color: The color of Brazilian tortoises is usually emerald green, and there are two red stripes behind the eyes. Grass turtles are generally dark brown or reddish brown in color.

3. Personality: The Brazilian tortoise is more lively and irascible. Grass tortoise is gentle and timid.

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