Tag: tortoise

Closeup of a Sulcata tortoise / African spurred Photo by: Paul Morrishttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Centrochelys

Sulcata Tortoise

Sulcata tortoises are large reptiles, also commonly referred to as the "African spurred tortoise." These creatures are the third largest species of tortoise in...
Closeup of a tortoise.
Chordata

Tortoise

Tortoises are terrestrial reptiles that are part of the turtle family. Unlike the other members of the turtle family, tortoises cannot swim! These land...
Two turtles on a log.
Chordata

Turtle

These shelled reptilians can be found nearly worldwide. Turtles and tortoises are easily identified by their bony or cartilaginous shells. This shell helps protect...
Chordata

Desert Tortoise

Desert tortoises are actually two separate species of tortoise native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The Morafka's desert tortoise, and the...

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