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Also known as Platysternon megacephalum

species of reptile

Species

Critically Endangered

Maximum longevity: 27 years (captivity)

via IUCN

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taxon name
Platysternon megacephalum
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Platysternon megacephalum
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Platysternon megacephalum
taxon common name
缅甸平胸龟
litter size
3
short name
P. megacephalum
taxon author citation
Gray, 1870
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The big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) is a species of turtle in the family Platysternidae from Southeast Asia and southern China.

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