Big-headed turtle
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| phylum | Chordata | The big-headed turtle, from the Southeast Asia and southern China, is known to readily climb over obstacles in and around rivers and fast streams, using its tail as a prop to extend the reach of its strong claws; it also uses its beak to assist in climbing. It has been reported to climb trees and bushes. It is not a strong swimmer, and when swimming, this species occasionally arches its tail in the manner of a scorpion. The big-headed turtle cannot pull its head in its shell.
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| clade | Anapsida | |
| order | Testudines | |
| family | Platysternidae | |
| genus | Platysternon | |
| species | P. megacephalum |
