Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle vs. Chinese Softshell Turtle

All three are Asian food turtles released in Hawaiian reservoirs and ditches. A: Clusters of big fleshy warts (wattles) at the base of the neck in the Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle; a smooth neck, no wattles in the Chinese Softshell Turtle. B: Large, brown, finely bumpy in the Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle; olive-grey, smooth front edge in the Chinese Softshell Turtle. The Wattle-necked grows largest (shell to 17 in) and has blunt knobs along the front edge of the shell.

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