Jiǎojiǎ de shùliàng hé páiliè kěyǐ yòng lái jiàndìng guī de zhǒnglèi.
The number and arrangement of scutes can be used to identify turtle species.
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Zoology/herpetology term: 角甲 are the keratin (horny, 角质) plates covering a turtle's bony shell, arranged in a species-specific pattern. Also called 盾片 (scute) in academic texts.
