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  1. Turtle | Encyclopedia.com

    29 mei 2018 · turtle, a reptile [1] of the order Chelonia, with strong, beaked, toothless jaws and, usually, an armorlike shell. The shell normally consists of bony plates overlaid with horny shields.

  2. Seaturtles: Cheloniidae - Encyclopedia.com

    SEATURTLES: Cheloniidae GREEN SEATURTLE (Chelonia mydas): SPECIES ACCOUNTS LOGGERHEAD TURTLE (Caretta caretta): SPECIES ACCOUNTS PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS …

  3. Testudines (Turtles and Tortoises) - Encyclopedia.com

    TestudinesFamily: Pig-Nose Turtles Family: Australo-American Sideneck Turtles Family: Seaturtles Source for information on Testudines (Turtles and Tortoises): Grzimek's Animal Life …

  4. Big-Headed Turtle: Platysternidae | Encyclopedia.com

    BIG-HEADED TURTLE: Platysternidae PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS The family Platysternidae has only one member, the bigheaded turtle, which has the scientific name Platysternon …

  5. American box turtles - Tortoise Forum

    4 jun. 2014 · American painted wood turtle indoor enclosure navycop2004 Dec 4, 2025 Replies 1 Views 515 Dec 7, 2025

  6. Little Turtle - Encyclopedia.com

    Little Turtle Born 1752 (Whitley County, Indiana) Died July 14, 1812 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Miami tribal leader Little Turtle was a distinguished war chief of the Miami tribe of Native Americans …

  7. Miami Indians | Encyclopedia.com

    29 mei 2018 · During the 1790s, the Miami chief Little Turtle led the initial Indian resistance to American settlement north of the Ohio but made peace with the Americans following the Treaty …

  8. Ringed Map Turtle - Encyclopedia.com

    Ringed Map Turtle Graptemys oculifera Status Threatened Listed December 23, 1986 Family Emydidae (Turtle) Description Small, sawbacked turtle; dark olive brown with yellow-ringed …

  9. Reptile | Encyclopedia.com

    8 jun. 2018 · The turtle shell is part of the skeleton with the rib bones fused to the interior portion, so turtles cannot leave their shells. Excluding the sea turtles, most species are able to retract …

  10. North American Indians: Indians of the Southwest

    The ceremonial cycle is attenuated in comparison with that at other pueblos; there is a Land Turtle Dance in the spring and a Water Turtle Dance in the fall. Although unverified, it has been …