Distinguish between males and females of Pan's box turtle, the head of Pan's box turtle is moderate in size, the back is smooth, the occiput is slightly thick, the tip of the snout is slightly protruding from the upper beak, the eye diameter is equal to the length of the snout, the upper beak is slightly curved, and the lower beak is shorter than upper beak. The female turtle's snout is round and blunt, the center of the plastron is flat, and the cloacal hole is closer to the edge of the plastron; the male snout is sharper, the center of the plastron is slightly concave, the cloacal hole is farther from the edge of the plastron, and the cloacal hole has a junction.

Pan's box turtle has a longer glans and pale yellow. The upper beak is hook-shaped, with two tawny stripes behind the eyes. The carapace is low and flat, light brown, with distinct ridges, and the front and rear edges are not serrated. The plastron is flat and pale yellow. There are broad black stripes where the scutes meet. Wax ligaments are connected between the carapace and the plastron, and between the chest shield and the ventral shield. The limbs are brown, relatively flat, without markings, with well-developed webs between the fingers and toes. Tail short, conical.