中华花龟头部较小,吻呈锥状,突出于喙端。喙端呈细锯齿状,体较平,具三棱,脊棱明显。颈盾1枚,呈梯形或长方形,椎盾5枚,肋盾4对,缘盾12对,两侧微向上翘,各盾片均有同心纹。腹甲平,前缘平直,后缘凹入,甲桥明显,四肢扁圆,前缘有横列的大鳞。指、趾满蹼,前肢5爪,后肢4爪,尾长,渐尖细 Chinese turtle head smaller, kiss was conical, prominent in the beak end. Beak end was fine serrated, body is flat, with three edges, ridge edge obvious. A neck shield, was trapezoidal or rectangular, vertebral shield 5, rib shield 4 pairs of edge shield 12 pairs, both sides of the micro upturned, the shield films have concentric lines. Belly flat, front straight, concave rear edge, a clear bridge, limbs oblate, leading edge of the horizontal scale. Finger, toe webbed, forelimb 5 claws, hindlimb 4 claws, tail length, tapering