The plastron of the tortoise is yellow with fine black radial lines, and the center of the radial lines is a light brown patch. Adult turtles can reach up to 22 cm, and the spines around the shell become blunt with age. In addition to the thickness of the tail, this kind of turtle also has a special feature. In order to accommodate larger eggs, the female turtle's abdomen has developed plastron butterfly twists.

The female thorn turtle lays three eggs a year, which is very common in the tidal turtles It is common among turtles (batagurineturtles) of the family. The only successful captive breeding of the spiny mountain turtle occurred in 1991 at Zoo Atlanta. Incubation period is 106 days. The medium for hatching is wet sand, peat moss and long-fiber peat moss, the temperature is 28-30 ℃ for 35 days, and the rest is 26-28 ℃.