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Há 1 dia · Turtles, or testudines, are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts.
23 de abr. de 2024 · Tortoises (family Testudinidae) live exclusively on land and have anatomic features distinguishing them from other turtles, but the term tortoise has long been used to refer to other terrestrial testudines as well, such as the box turtle and the wood turtle.
Há 2 dias · The green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, [4] is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia. [5] .
- C. mydas
- Chelonia, Brongniart, 1800
Há 4 dias · Living reptiles comprise four orders: Testudines , Crocodilia (crocodilians), Squamata (lizards and snakes), and Rhynchocephalia (the tuatara). As of May 2023, about 12,000 living species of reptiles are listed in the Reptile Database.
9 de mai. de 2024 · The major groups of living reptiles—the turtles (order Testudines), tuatara (order Rhynchocephalia [Sphenodontida]), lizards and snakes (order Squamata), and crocodiles (order Crocodylia, or Crocodilia)—account for over 8,700 species.
7 de mai. de 2024 · Galapagos Giant Tortoise. Image credit: © San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. All rights reserved. Taxonomy. Physical Characteristics. Describer: Quoy and Gaimard (1828) (for Testudo nigra) Kingdom: Animalia. Phylum: Chordata. Class: Reptilia.
7 de mai. de 2024 · Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota) Image credit: © San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. All rights reserved. A-to-Z list of all SDZWA Animal Fact Sheets, organized by common name and scientific name. Also browse by taxonomic group (Mammals, Birds, Amphibians & Reptiles, Invertebrates), or by SDZWA park habitat or Conservation Hub.
