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Turtle The Red Turtle: A sea turtle turned into a human Umigame (Turtle) Dragon Ball: A sea turtle who is a companion of Master Roshi. He has a son named Umigame Jr. (Turtle, Jr.) English localized name: Turtle Verne Over the Hedge: Crwban Chwedlau Tinga Tinga: A happy and colourful cartoon turtle on Welsh language channel S4C - voiced by ...
A comparison of the different names for each type of chelonian. 16:51, 11 August 2007: 1,388 × 792 (324 KB) Neale Monks (talk | contribs) A comparison of the different names for each type of chelonian.
Older names include "leathery turtle" [7] and "trunk turtle". [16] The common names incorporating "lute" and "luth" compare the seven ridges that run the length of the animal's back to the seven strings on the musical instrument of the same name. [17] But probably more accurately derived from the lute's ribbed back which is in the form of a shell.
Its carapace typically ranges in color from a yellowish-tan to a deep chocolate-brown, and all turtles have a distinct pattern of lines. The turtle's head is often colorful with yellow or green eyes, yellow stripes, and a pink or red throat. Two (sometimes four) eye-like ocelli occur on the back of the head, hence the turtle's name. [7] [8]
Hope, a beloved albino pinkbelly sideneck turtle who was born with an exposed heart, has died. The turtle quickly became an online sensation after her owner, Michael Aquilina, began sharing her ...
Asian leaf turtles, roofed turtles, and Asian box turtles: Amboina box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) Kinosternidae Agassiz, 1857: 4: Mud and musk turtles: Common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) Platysternidae Gray, 1869 : 1: Big-headed turtle: Big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) Testudinidae Batsch, 1788: 12: Tortoises: Aldabra giant ...
Other names include Dreidel, Zawadi, Grinch and Elf. They were were among 52 sea turtles flown to Tampa last week from the New England Aquarium in Massachusetts. They were suffering from a ...
Emydura macquarii (common names include Murray River turtle, [7] Macquarie River turtle, [8] eastern short-necked turtle, eastern short-neck turtle and southern river turtle) [9] is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. It is a wide-ranging species that occurs throughout many of the rivers of the eastern half of Australia.