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Carapace size 47 cm.
Carapace broadly arching, dorsal surface somewhat flattened; part of shield
concave, especially the posterior costals and some marginals. Above,
carapace a shade of olive-black; plastron largely yellowish with blackish
areas, flecks or clouding.
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Similars to M.e. emys but differs by pectoral shields meets together at the
median of plastron (in M.e. emys, the pectoral shields widely separated
from each other). Blackish above and below.