Scientists mark turtles by filing a series of tiny V-shaped notches along the edges of their shells. Each turtle is notched ...

Figure 2: Transverse computed tomography scan through the pelvic girdle of an eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis). Missing shell fragments. Missing shell fragments are not ...

1), allowing for shell injury to be anatomically described in terms of location and extent. Figure 1: Names of the individual scutes of an eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis).

The ability to fold itself up, due to a hinge on the plastron, is what gives the box turtle its name. This is New York's most terrestrial turtle and a popular summer pet. It is easily recognized by ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Ethnobiology Letters Vol. 8, No. 1, 2017 Identifying Turtle Shell Rattles in the ... Identifying ...

Scientists have found new evidence confirming that turtles once lived without shells. The almost-complete fossil dates back 228 million years and is bigger than a double bed. It was discovered in ...

People often use the words turtle and tortoise interchangeably, but these reptiles have distinct differences: Turtle shells are typically more flattened and not as deeply domed as tortoise shells, but ...

One of the most distinctive features of turtles is their shell, which is actually part ... Fitzroy River turtle and the North ...

The eastern box turtle is collected in enormous numbers for the illegal wildlife trade. Only a portion of this trade is detected, and when it is, wildlife agencies must decide what to do with those ...

Well, I actually found out a few potential reasons for their long lifespan, including their strong shell ... Sea turtles ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical ... of Europe and North America, and the Eastern Pacific green turtle, which has ...

Nazare had a satellite tracking device fitted to her shell and was found to be microchipped, so Sea Life used its network to reach out to other aquariums around Europe. It learned that the turtle ...