Small-chested tortoise ( Staurotypus salvinii ) - a species of silt turtles .
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A carapax 20–25 cm long. A small cruciform chest tortoise inhabits fresh water bodies in southern Mexico , southern Guatemala and El Salvador .
Literature
- Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. Rare and endangered animals. Amphibians and reptiles: Ref. allowance / ed. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Higher school, 1988. - S. 120. - 463 p., [16] p. silt - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-06-001429-0 .