Frog-faced softshell turtle

Description

With its broad head,short snout and ‘frog-like’ facial features to which it owes its name,the frog-faced softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) is a distinctive,easily identified reptile (3).The upper and lower shell,neck,and limbs of the adult frog-faced softshell turtle are an unpatterned olive-brown,whereas the juvenile may have a yellow-rimmed,dark-spotted shell and a similarly spotted head (3).Instead of the hard exterior shell seen on most other turtles,the frog-faced softshell turtle has ribs that extend out laterally and are covered by rubbery skin