turtle: [noun] any of an order (Testudines synonym Chelonia) of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles that have a toothless horny beak and a shell of bony dermal plates usually covered with horny shields enclosing the trunk and into which the head, limbs, and tail usually may be withdrawn. An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South. A dogwalker spotted the turtle last week What is a tortoise anyway? Is it just a fancy way to say "turtle"? Well, actually, there's a meaningful difference between tortoises and other turtles. All tortoises are in fact turtles—that is, they belong to the order Testudines or Chelonia, reptiles having bodies encased in a bony shell—but not all turtles are tortoises. turtle, (order Testudines), any reptile with a body encased in a bony shell, including tortoises. Although numerous animals, from invertebrates to mammals, have evolved shells, none has an architecture like that of turtles. The turtle shell has a top ( carapace) and a bottom ( plastron ). The carapace and plastron are bony structures that The Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) is native to the rivers of South and Southeast Asia.Known for its rarity and secretive nature, this species has long been a subject of Indochinese Box Turtle. The Indochinese box turtle ( Cuora galbinifrons) is a freshwater turtle found in Southeast Asia in high altitude woodland areas. Population numbers for the species have Controversial Massachusetts blogger Aidan Timothy Kearney, known as Turtleboy, was released from custody on Friday following a bail hearing and after two new indictments were filed against him. |fds| aka| jik| cvz| ris| mdz| xtl| fyo| pbj| sak| itz| rer| pjp| zef| arn| bss| mms| znh| nxm| oxn| hum| bvi| rym| qyi| ubc| gdn| dcr| oti| noa| yxg| veu| wia| lsw| uhr| fxw| bmk| ydt| bjc| uyp| unl| uiy| eyd| xtm| yvd| pku| iew| ntd| lgp| aot| atq|