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EEK! - Critter Corner - Blanding's Turtle
Shhhh, or you will scare it back into its shell. The Blanding's turtle is one of nature's most timid and ... If you get a close look before it zips back into its shell you may see one that appears to have a black moustache. The ... are blue-black. The upper shell, called a carapace, is smooth and black with speckles of yellow spots and streaks. The underside of its shell, called a plastron, ...
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EEK! - Critter Corner - Ornate Box Turtle
It has a dark brown, domed carapace (upper shell). The plastron (lower shell) is brown with radiating yellow lines. When threatened, box turtles box themselves in. They tuck their head and legs inside the shell while special ...
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Ornate Box Turtle
The Eastern Box Turtle's lower shell is olive drab in color, which ... shell does have a fancy look to it. Each shell segment (scute) has a radiating pattern of yellow lines on a dark brown background. This may be seen on both the upper shell (carapace) and the lower shell ...
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Georgia Wildlife Federation
The carapace (upper shell) is domed and roughly rectangular; scutes (shell plates) may exhibit a lighter sunburst pattern on each and frequently have ...
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KTTC: Turtles Species of Ontario
The shell is green above and bright yellow below with a central dark blotch. the upper shell is fairly flat and flares at the rear margin. It has a helmet like appearance. The under side of the margins of the shell ... very long neck. The soft-shell lacks the horny plates on its shell that most turtles have. Instead its shell is soft and leathery hence ...
kawarthaturtle.org


Species
When in the Atlantic, this species appears to favor ... a hood running from just behind the eyes to the upper lip. They also have an inflatable nasal membrane that ... upper shell) ranges in size from 28 to 83 inches long. The carapace is reddish brown, and sometimes tinged with olive. The scutes are often bordered with yellow coloration. The shell ...
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Ornate box turtle – three-toed box turtle
Shell Structure Unless otherwise noted, the following information refers to ... These scutes overlap the seams between the shell bones and add strength to the shell. Turtles can feel pressure and pain through ... failsafe method for identifying a Three-toed Box Turtle. The upper shell (carapace) of Three-toed Box Turtles can vary in color ...
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Ornate box turtle – three-toed box turtle
Three-toed Box Turtle. The upper shell (the carapace) of Three-toed Box Turtles can vary in ... becomes a uniform olive-brown. The lower part of the shell, (the plastron) has little to no significant markings. Ornate Box ... reptiles. These scutes overlap the seams between the shell bones and add strength to the shell. Turtles can feel pressure and pain through their ...
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Turtle Shells
Discussion Board The Turtle's Shell The color coded graphic above represents the different sections of a turtle's carapace (the upper shell), and of its plastron (the under shell) Send mail to webmaster ...
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Shang Dynasty China: Divination by Tortoise Shell
II, III ... and again, Chinese characters are inscribed around them. Each shell or bone represented a single question, but each might have ...
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