Key Identification Features
- It is a well-known, brightly colored species with distinct striking patterning.
- Its carapace is trapezoid in shape, and each side of the carapace margin has a distinct tooth-shaped projection located just behind the short-stalked eye.
- Juvenile carapace color is variable: it may be yellowish, reddish, brown, or dark grey, and typically has patches of another colour, most often white.
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