Natural History
Vanderhaege's toad-headed turtle is little known. Cei (1993) reports its ellipsoidal eggs are 35 x 28 mm. M. vanderhaegei is diurnally active and carnivorous, and was characterized by Cei (1993) as aggressive, with aferocious temper.
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