Platysternon megacephalum (English spelling)

Japanese: Platysternon megacephalum(英語表記)Platysternonmegacephalum
Platysternon megacephalum (English spelling)

…When a fish approaches, its tongue turns pink and looks like an earthworm, catching the fish as it tries to peck at it. The giant-headed turtle Platysternon megacephalum (illustration), which lives in mountain streams in southern Asia, has a flat carapace and a hard head that is about half the length of its carapace. [Takaji Matsui]. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Platysternon megacephalum" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…魚が接近すると舌はピンク色に変わってミミズのように見え,魚がつつこうとするところをとらえるのである。アジア南部の山地の渓流にすむオオアタマガメPlatysternon megacephalum(イラスト)は甲が平たく,硬い頭部は甲長の1/2ほどもある。【松井 孝爾】。…

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