Yes, tortoises are reptiles and reptiles are vertebrates.
Some of the reptiles that are vertebrates: -snake -lizard -tortoise -crocodile
Tortoise are vertebrates they have a back bone like we humans do.
All reptiles are vertebrates because they have a backbone and internal skeleton.
Yes - they also have an internal skeleton.
ALL KINDS of reptiles are vertebrates, which means that they have a backbone. A turtle's backbone is connected to its shell.
No, a vertebra refers to any of the bones or segments that make up a creatures spinal column. A creature which has a spinal column is known as a Vertebrate. A tortoise is a Vertebrate.
All species of tortoises are reptiles, and all reptiles are vertebrates. They have a spine and spinal cord, and an internal skeleton. They belong to the Phylum Chordata. Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are all vertebrates.
An invertebrate is a living organism without a backbone. A vertebrate is a living organism with one. Our (human's) backbones are called the spine. Tortoises have a backbone, so they are vertebrates.
These creatures are all vertebrates, meaning they have a backbone and an internal skeleton. They also all breathe using lungs rather than gills.
The Galapagos tortoise
A leopard tortoise. :)
...Tortoise.