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The scutes are protection for the corapace
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Snapping sea and box are types of what reptile?
They are all types of turtles : the snapping turtle, sea turtle, and box turtle.
What is the definition of the word ridley?
The definition of the word 'Ridley' is A small turtle from tropical seas. There are two separate species of Ridley Sea Turtles, Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle and the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle.
What is the most valuable reptile?
The most valuable reptile is the green sea turtle, partly because it is endangered.
What sea turtle has black brown olive swirls gold?
The Hawaiia Green Turtle
Can a shark eat a turtle?
Yes. Here is a shot film showing a tiger shark eating a sea turtle. http://shizzville.com/tiger-shark-eats-sea-turtle No, the turtles shell is too hard.
What is the top of a sea turtles shell called?
The Plastron is the ventral (bottom) portion of a turtle's shell (under the abdomen)The Carapace is the dorsal (top) portion of the turtle shell (over the back)the little polygon shapes on the shells are called scutes.
How can you check how old is a turtle?
By counting the rings formed by the stack of smaller, older scutes on top of the larger, newer ones, it is possible to estimate the age of a turtle, if you know how many scutes are produced in a year. This method is not very accurate, partly because growth rate is not constant, but also because some of the scutes eventually fall away from the shell.
What are some things that are hexagons?
A beehive honeycomb, the scutes of a turtle's carapace, floor tiles, etc.
How do you tell how old a map turtle is?
Turtles shed about once a year. Each time a turtles sheds it leaves a layer on the scute. If you look at the individual scutes on the turtle and count the layers that is about the age of your turtle. Scutes are what make a turtles shell look similar to a quilt. Each one comes off with a new one under neath as the turtle grows.
Do turtles molt?
Aquatic turtles molt. They do this by shedding scutes or layers of shell as the body of the turtle grows.
What is taxonomy for turtles?
A turtle's taxonomy is how it is classed. It is in the kingdom of amphibians. The phylum of chordate. The class of reptile. The order of tustudines. The family of Cheloniidae, which are sea turtles with shells covered with scutes (horny plates). They also could be in the family Dermochelyidae, in which they are covered with leathery skin. The only turtle in this category, though, is a leather-back turtle.
Can the pattern of a turtle ever change?
As a shell grows, the number of scutes generally does not change, but their size does. In some turtles, old scutes are shed and replaced by larger, new ones. In other species, including box turtles, tortoises, and wood turtles, scutes enlarge in diameter as new keratin is laid down. The "growth rings" in scutes have been used be some experts to help determine the age of a turtle. Age estimation based on growth layers, however, can be erroneous for several reasons:
What are all of the different sea turtles?
# green turtle # box turtle # wood turtle # stinkpot turtle
What makes sea turtle?
A Sea Turtle on a Sea turtle doing it
Do turtles have scutes?
no scales on the skin of the sea turtle.
What is the leatherback sea turtle related to?
The leatherback sea turtle is related to the loggerhead sea turtle
What type of sea turtle is crush from finding nemo?
Green Sea Turtle
