中國分布：廣東、廣西、海南。
國外分布(bu)：越南、泰(tai)國、緬甸及印度。
形態(tai)描(miao)述(shu)依據廣東、廣西共6號標(biao)本(ben)描(miao)述(shu)：
體中(zhong)等，甲(jia)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)130～159mm，寬(kuan)82.6～13.0mm。頭大(da)(da)小適中(zhong)，頭頂皮膚光(guang)滑，頭后皮膚分裂成(cheng)鱗片狀；眼大(da)(da)；鼓膜明(ming)顯；吻端(duan)平(ping)(ping)截；吻長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)短(duan)于(yu)眶徑；上顎(e)微(wei)鉤曲。背(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)甲(jia)高而平(ping)(ping)，具3條強(qiang)棱。在(zai)兩側(ce)棱間的背(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)部平(ping)(ping)坦。背(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)甲(jia)前(qian)緣(yuan)平(ping)(ping)，稍呈(cheng)(cheng)鋸齒形(xing)，后緣(yuan)圓，呈(cheng)(cheng)強(qiang)鋸齒狀。頸盾(dun)(dun)(dun)細(xi)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)，長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)約為寬(kuan)的3倍多；椎盾(dun)(dun)(dun)5枚，呈(cheng)(cheng)扁六邊形(xing)，寬(kuan)一般均大(da)(da)于(yu)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)。肋盾(dun)(dun)(dun)4對(dui)，寬(kuan)亦大(da)(da)于(yu)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)，并寬(kuan)于(yu)或(huo)等于(yu)相(xiang)鄰的椎盾(dun)(dun)(dun)。緣(yuan)盾(dun)(dun)(dun)12對(dui)，最后4對(dui)的外(wai)側(ce)末(mo)端(duan)尖出(chu)。腹(fu)(fu)(fu)甲(jia)略小于(yu)背(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)甲(jia)，前(qian)緣(yuan)略平(ping)(ping)，后端(duan)凹(ao)入。腹(fu)(fu)(fu)甲(jia)各盾(dun)(dun)(dun)片的接縫(feng)(feng)(feng)以腹(fu)(fu)(fu)盾(dun)(dun)(dun)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)最長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)，其順序為腹(fu)(fu)(fu)盾(dun)(dun)(dun)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)>胸盾(dun)(dun)(dun)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)(或(huo)肛盾(dun)(dun)(dun)縫(feng)(feng)(feng))>肛盾(dun)(dun)(dun)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)>喉盾(dun)(dun)(dun)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)>股(gu)盾(dun)(dun)(dun)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)(或(huo)肱盾(dun)(dun)(dun)縫(feng)(feng)(feng))>肱盾(dun)(dun)(dun)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)(或(huo)股(gu)盾(dun)(dun)(dun)縫(feng)(feng)(feng))。甲(jia)橋短(duan)而明(ming)顯，無腋盾(dun)(dun)(dun)。背(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)腹(fu)(fu)(fu)甲(jia)以韌(ren)帶相(xiang)連，腹(fu)(fu)(fu)甲(jia)前(qian)葉與后葉間亦有明(ming)顯的韌(ren)帶，但僅(jin)腹(fu)(fu)(fu)甲(jia)前(qian)葉能(neng)完全關閉(bi)背(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)甲(jia)。
前肢較扁，前緣被覆(fu)瓦狀大(da)鱗(lin)；后肢圓，下部(bu)(bu)及(ji)踵部(bu)(bu)被覆(fu)瓦狀、多少(shao)尖出的大(da)鱗(lin)。指5爪(zhua)，趾4爪(zhua)，半蹼。尾中等，尾基及(ji)臀部(bu)(bu)皮膚有粗糙疣棘。
頭(tou)背(bei)淡棕(zong)黃(huang)色(se)，具(ju)暗(an)(an)(an)色(se)蟲(chong)蝕(shi)紋(wen)。頭(tou)側(ce)色(se)暗(an)(an)(an)，具(ju)淺(qian)色(se)蟲(chong)蝕(shi)紋(wen)。頭(tou)側(ce)各有(you)1個小的具(ju)暗(an)(an)(an)色(se)邊緣(yuan)的顳點。背(bei)淡棕(zong)色(se)、黃(huang)綠色(se)，側(ce)棱可為暗(an)(an)(an)棕(zong)色(se)。棱間(jian)及自側(ce)棱向外(wai)輻射的細紋(wen)為淺(qian)棕(zong)色(se)。腹部淡棕(zong)黃(huang)色(se)或黃(huang)色(se)，每枚腹盾的外(wai)側(ce)緣(yuan)有(you)時有(you)暗(an)(an)(an)色(se)斑。
骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)骼特征(依(yi)85Ⅵ001、87Ⅶ014)為(wei)：骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)匣長(chang)143～145.5mm，寬(kuan)114.2～102.3mm，高57～60mm。頭骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)長(chang)30.6～33.4mm，寬(kuan)21.2～26.3mm(以顎(e)關節為(wei)基(ji)點)。眶徑(jing)12～11.4mmX9.8～10.9mm，眶間距(ju)10.8～10.6mm。前額(e)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)長(chang)大(da)，額(e)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)入眶多。頂骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)小，末端尖，頂骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)棘不(bu)(bu)(bu)發達。眶后(hou)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)與(yu)(yu)軛骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(顴骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu))、方(fang)軛骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)相接，方(fang)軛骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)不(bu)(bu)(bu)發達，僅前端與(yu)(yu)眶后(hou)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)相接，不(bu)(bu)(bu)接軛骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)。眶周為(wei)上顎(e)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)、前額(e)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)、額(e)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)、眶后(hou)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)、軛骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(顴骨(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu))所圍。咀嚼面(mian)窄(zhai)。頸(jing)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)大(da)，六(liu)(liu)邊(bian)(bian)(bian)形(xing)、短(duan)邊(bian)(bian)(bian)在后(hou)緣；椎(zhui)(zhui)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)8枚(mei)(mei)(mei)，寬(kuan)均大(da)于(yu)(yu)長(chang)。其第一至(zhi)第五枚(mei)(mei)(mei)，第七至(zhi)第八枚(mei)(mei)(mei)為(wei)六(liu)(liu)邊(bian)(bian)(bian)形(xing)，前者兩(liang)短(duan)側(ce)(ce)邊(bian)(bian)(bian)在后(hou)側(ce)(ce)緣，后(hou)者兩(liang)短(duan)側(ce)(ce)邊(bian)(bian)(bian)在前側(ce)(ce)緣。85Ⅵ001號(hao)標本第一枚(mei)(mei)(mei)椎(zhui)(zhui)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)變異成不(bu)(bu)(bu)規(gui)則(ze)。第二(er)號(hao)標本的第六(liu)(liu)枚(mei)(mei)(mei)椎(zhui)(zhui)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)的六(liu)(liu)邊(bian)(bian)(bian)形(xing)不(bu)(bu)(bu)典型。臀板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)1枚(mei)(mei)(mei)，方(fang)形(xing)。臀上板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)2枚(mei)(mei)(mei)，上枚(mei)(mei)(mei)形(xing)小，方(fang)形(xing)，下(xia)枚(mei)(mei)(mei)大(da)，扇形(xing)。85V1001號(hao)標本的上枚(mei)(mei)(mei)臀上板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)萎(wei)縮，極小，呈圓形(xing)，介于(yu)(yu)第八枚(mei)(mei)(mei)椎(zhui)(zhui)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)與(yu)(yu)臀上板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)之間。肋(lei)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)8對，分列于(yu)(yu)椎(zhui)(zhui)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)兩(liang)側(ce)(ce)。85V1001號(hao)標本因扇形(xing)臀上板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)右側(ce)(ce)分裂，形(xing)成一不(bu)(bu)(bu)規(gui)則(ze)的小肋(lei)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)。緣板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)11對，最后(hou)3對與(yu)(yu)臀板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)后(hou)緣呈鋸齒狀。背(bei)板(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)(ban)高而脊部平，脊棱及側(ce)(ce)棱明顯。
腹板(ban)(ban)(ban)平，前緣平齊，后(hou)緣凹人。內(nei)腹板(ban)(ban)(ban)在后(hou)三分之一處(chu)為肱胸盾(dun)縫(feng)(feng)所橫切，內(nei)腹板(ban)(ban)(ban)前緣與喉肱盾(dun)縫(feng)(feng)相接或不(bu)接，舌腹板(ban)(ban)(ban)與下腹板(ban)(ban)(ban)以韌帶相連，整(zheng)個腹板(ban)(ban)(ban)亦以韌帶在骨橋(qiao)處(chu)與背(bei)板(ban)(ban)(ban)相連。腋柱(zhu)退化。胯柱(zhu)較發達(da)，幾乎伸達(da)第四肋板(ban)(ban)(ban)。
生活(huo)于(yu)山區(qu)，叢林、灌木及小溪(xi)中(zhong)，幾乎不會進(jin)入深水區(qu)域(yu)活(huo)動。它(ta)喜暖(nuan)怕寒，當環(huan)境溫(wen)度在(zai)18℃時(shi)進(jin)入淺冬眠(mian)，25℃時(shi)正常進(jin)食(shi)。
