The big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) is a species of turtle in the family Platysternidae from Southeast Asia and southern China.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Big-headed turtle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hydromedusa maximiliani
- Notochelys platynota
- Cyclemys enigmatica
- Staurotypus triporcatus
- Elseya albagula
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Platysternidae
- Genus
- Platysternon
- Species
- Platysternon megacephalum
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