May 29, 2018 · turtle, a reptile [1] of the order Chelonia, with strong, beaked, toothless jaws and, usually, an armorlike shell. The shell normally consists of bony plates overlaid with horny shields.

SEATURTLES: Cheloniidae GREEN SEATURTLE (Chelonia mydas): SPECIES ACCOUNTS LOGGERHEAD TURTLE (Caretta caretta): SPECIES ACCOUNTS PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS …

Little Turtle Born 1752 (Whitley County, Indiana) Died July 14, 1812 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Miami tribal leader Little Turtle was a distinguished war chief of the Miami tribe of Native Americans in the Great …

TestudinesFamily: Pig-Nose Turtles Family: Australo-American Sideneck Turtles Family: Seaturtles Source for information on Testudines (Turtles and Tortoises): Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia …

BIG-HEADED TURTLE: Platysternidae PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS The family Platysternidae has only one member, the bigheaded turtle, which has the scientific name Platysternon megacephalum. …

Ringed Map Turtle Graptemys oculifera Status Threatened Listed December 23, 1986 Family Emydidae (Turtle) Description Small, sawbacked turtle; dark olive brown with yellow-ringed shields.

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Jun 8, 2018 · The turtle shell is part of the skeleton with the rib bones fused to the interior portion, so turtles cannot leave their shells. Excluding the sea turtles, most species are able to retract their head …

A female turtle is the trickster of the Des á na people in southern Colombia. She constantly outsmarts primordial monkeys, jaguars (the dominant supernatural beings of the primordial age), foxes, deer, …

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