Golden turtle - Golden turtle

Japanese: キンセンガメ - きんせんがめ
Golden turtle - Golden turtle

...The name comes from the fact that they emit a kind of foul odor from their armpit and inguinal glands for self-defense. In recent years, baby turtles of this species have been kept as pets under the name of Zebra Turtles, and those from the continent are sold under the name of Golden Turtles. [Takahiro Matsui]...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Golden turtles" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…腋下腺や鼠径(そけい)腺から自衛用の一種の悪臭を放つのが名の由来。近年では本種の子ガメもゼニガメと称してペットとされ,また大陸産をキンセンガメと名付けて売っている。【松井 孝爾】。…

※「キンセンガメ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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