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The pond loach is able to respond to the periodic drying in their native habitats by burrowing into the mud and exchanging gas through the posterior end of their alimentary canal. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Studies have shown that mammals are capable of performing intestinal respiration to a limited degree in a laboratory setting. [ 1 ]
The Fitzroy River turtle (Rheodytes leukops) is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae. It is the only surviving member of the genus Rheodytes, the other member being the extinct form Rheodytes devisi. [5] The species is endemic to south eastern Queensland, Australia and only found in tributaries of the Fitzroy River.
Elseya albagula, commonly known as the white-throated snapping turtle, is one of the largest species of chelid turtles in the world, growing to about 45 cm (18 in) carapace length. [ 1 ] The species is endemic to south-eastern Queensland , Australia , in the Burnett , Mary , and Fitzroy River drainages.
Turtles, like other reptiles, breathe air, not water. They have lungs, not gills like fish, and so even if they live mostly in the water, they need to come up to the surface to breathe now and again.
Relax for a minute and focus on your breath. You’re a turtle. In. Out. I can’t explain why I love this so much. I just do. Related: Sea Turtle Who Has a 'Case of the Mondays' Is Such a Total Mood.
A giant fire-breathing turtle called Gamera is the star of a series of Japanese monster movies in the kaiju genre and has had twelve films from 1965 to 2006. [185] Turtles have been featured in comic books and animations such as the 1984 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. [186] [187]
The yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) is a subspecies of the pond slider (Trachemys scripta), a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae.It is native to the southeastern United States, specifically from Florida to southeastern Virginia, [4] and is the most common turtle species in its range. [5]
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