Amyda cartilaginea

Bulus (Amyda cartilaginea) is a kind of labi-labi (soft-backed turtle) member of the Trionychidae tribe. Called soft-backed because part of the shield consists of cartilage and shell back (carapace) coated by thick and slippery skin. In English, this animal is known as Asiatic softshell turtle or common softshell turtle

Turtles that live in water, with a diameter of the back reaches 100 cm, although generally only up to 60 cm only. The head is round, with small eyes and nostrils located at the end of a small, short trunk. The shield is relatively round, covered by a soft, slippery soft skin, with a soft and intermittent long, smooth and smooth bump. His neck is long, so his head can reach at least half of his shield. The front and back limbs with full membranes, the claws are strong and the nails are pointy, especially on the front legs.

The color ranges from black, gray to brown. The young animals have yellowish, bright or opaque spots. Sometimes there are 6-10 dark rounded spots with white edges, arranged in a curved row on his back. The underside of the smooth smooth, whitish body.