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Shell size and shape vary between subspecies and populations. On islands with humid highlands and abundant low vegetation, the tortoises are larger, with domed shells and short necks; on islands with dry lowlands and less ground-level vegetation [6], the tortoises are smaller, with "saddleback" shells and long necks.
A tortoiseshell ornament from Micronesia Cabinet with tortoiseshell veneers French singing bird box with a case made out of tortoiseshell.. Tortoiseshell or tortoise shell is a material produced from the shells of the larger species of tortoise and turtle, mainly the hawksbill sea turtle, which is a critically endangered species according to the IUCN Red List largely because of its ...
The turtle's shell is an important study, not just because of the apparent protection it provides for the animal but also as an identification tool, in particular with fossils, as the shell is one of the likely parts of a turtle to survive fossilization.
The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like other members of the suborder Cryptodira, they retract their necks and heads directly backward into the shell to protect them. [1] Tortoises can vary in size with some species, such as the Galápagos giant tortoise, growing to more than 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) in length, whereas others like the ...
The small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is a colourful Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.Adults feed on nectar and may hibernate over winter; in warmer climates they may have two broods in a season.
Testudinalia testudinalis, common name the common tortoise limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets. [1] It is commonly known as the plant limpet or tortoiseshell limpet. [2]
The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and genus Aldabrachelys. The species is endemic to the Seychelles , with the nominate subspecies , A. g. gigantea native to Aldabra atoll.
Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 200. ISBN 978-0-618-76826-4. "Species Detail Milbert's Tortoiseshell". Archived from the original on 2008-10-18 "Nymphalis". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008; Milbert's Tortoiseshell, Butterflies of Canada