Turtle | Encyclopedia.com
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.
Little Turtle - Encyclopedia.com
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 …
Testudines (Turtles and Tortoises) - Encyclopedia.com
TestudinesFamily: Pig-Nose Turtles Family: Australo-American Sideneck Turtles Family: Seaturtles Source for information on Testudines (Turtles and Tortoises): Grzimek's Animal Life …
Ringed Map Turtle - Encyclopedia.com
Ringed Map Turtle Graptemys oculifera Status Threatened Listed December 23, 1986 Family Emydidae (Turtle) Description Small, sawbacked turtle; dark olive brown with yellow-ringed …
Big-Headed Turtle: Platysternidae | Encyclopedia.com
BIG-HEADED TURTLE: Platysternidae PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS The family Platysternidae has only one member, the bigheaded turtle, which has the scientific name …
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Turtle, Green Sea - Encyclopedia.com
Turtle, green sea Chelonia mydas phylum: Chordata class: Reptilia order: Testudines family: Cheloniidae status: Endangered, IUCN Endangered and Threatened, ESA range: Oceanic …
American box turtles - Tortoise Forum
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Tricksters: Mesoamerican and South American Tricksters
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 …