Hatchling Yellow-spotted River Turtle
by Sinclair Stammers/science Photo Library
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Hatchling Yellow-spotted River Turtle
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Sinclair Stammers/science Photo Library
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Hatchling yellow-spotted river turtle. One month old yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis uniflis). The egg tooth is still visible (small white area just under the nose). This is not a true tooth but a protrusion that is used by the turtle to tear through the egg's shell during hatching. It is shed shortly after birth. Yellow-spotted river turtles are one of the largest South American river turtles, growing up to 45 centimetres long and weighing up to 8 kilograms. Photographed at the Tiputini Biodiversity Research Station, Ecuador.
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September 30th, 2018
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