South American snake-necked turtles cannot be raised in deep water. Generally, they dive into the mud, lie down on the shore to rest or crawl. After understanding these, let's take a look at the morphological characteristics of South American snake-necked turtles!

The carapace length of the South American snake-necked turtle is usually 12-30 cm, the head is flat and large, the neck is very long, about 0.8 times the length of the carapace, and it is flexible to bend left and right and upward. The carapace is brown, oblong or oval, the front end is smaller than the rear end, and the anterior and posterior scutes are not serrated; the plastron is yellow, long and narrow, without any spots; the top of the head, the back of the neck is dark gray, the lower jaw , The neck and abdomen are light gray, the head is relatively flat, the beak is streamlined, and there is no serration.