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.

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

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 …

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.

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

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Turtle, leatherback sea Dermochelys coriacea phylum: Chordata class: Reptilia order: Testudines family: Dermochelyidae status: Critically endangered, IUCN Endangered, ESA range: Oceanic Description …

New World pond turtles (Emydidae) Class ReptiliaOrder TestudinesSuborder CryptodiraFamily EmydidaeThumbnail description Small- to medium-sized turtles; carapace may be depressed, …

May 14, 2018 · box turtle, hard-shelled land turtle [1] of the genus Terrapene, native to North America [2]. Its lower shell, or plastron, has a hinge dividing it into front and rear sections; the animal can …