Night of the Comics

A new batch of ceramics is now available. :)

Giant Turtle A2 ink drawing with digital colour

It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)

The big-headed Turtle, Platysternon megacephalum (1831)

Phylum : Chordata Class : Reptilia Order : Testudines Suborder : Cryptodira Family : Plastysternidae Genus : Platysternon Species : P. megacephalum Subspecies : P.m. megacephalum, P.m. peguense, P.m. shiui

Endangered

20 cm long (size)

Southeastern Asia (map)

The big-headed turtle 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. That being the case, it will not hesitate to use its powerful jaws to defend itself. It is a fish and snail eater.

Eighteen hours later.