The method to distinguish male and female of Mou's water turtle is as follows:

From the tail Look: Male Mu's water turtles have thicker tails, whereas females Mou's water turtles have thin tails. .

From the point of view of the plastron: the center of the plastron of the male Mu's water turtle is slightly concave, on the contrary, the center of the female Mu's water turtle plastron is flat.