The tortoise, or turtle as it is known when swimming, is an often-misunderstood animal. Most people assume that the tortoise is an amphibious reptile with a shell. Indeed if you were to approach a small boy on the street and shout in his face, "Is a tortoise an amphibious reptile with a shell? Answer me you peace of crap, answer me now! Don't look away, tell me with your words, is it??" then more often than not he will reply, "Yes." and then cry. Believe me.
Is a tortoise an amphibian? No. Tortoises are members of the Chelonian family of reptiles. Amphibians are in a different family.
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No, a giant tortoise is a turtle, and turtles are reptiles.
No, its a reptile.
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Its Neither, a tortoise is a reptile.
Turtles have dry scaly skin. Turtles have claws on their toes.
It's not born in the water, so its not an amphibian. And its definetly not a bird or a mammal. It lays eggs and is cold blooded, lives on land.
A salamander is a amphibian.
it is a Amphibian... A frog is an amphibian, not a reptile.
The state amphibian of Louisiana is the green tree frog. The amphibian was chosen as the state amphibian in 1993.
Amphibian.
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