Assertion: turtle's plastron | /r/HasProperty | lower shell
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text: The plastron (lower shell) is hingeless, with a pattern of cream and black blotches.
text: Males and females look similar, but mature males have shorter plastrons (lower shells), longer claws, and thicker tails than females.
text: Box turtle has high domed carapace (upper part of the shell) and hinged plastron (lower part of the shell) which allows almost complete closure of the shell.
text: Males mature at about 70 to 95 mm plastron (lower shell) length, usually at 3 to 5 years of age.
text: Males mature at about 70-95 mm plastron (lower shell) length, usually at 3-5 years of age.
text: No external differences in sex are seen until the turtle becomes an adult, the most obvious difference being the adult males have thicker tails and shorter plastrons (lower shells) than the females.