Turtles

Any reptile including tortoises, fresh water, and marine species of the order Testudines with a body encased in a bony or cartilaginous shell consisting of a top (carapace) and a bottom (plastron) derived from the ribs.

Year introduced: 1968

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.833.848

MeSH Unique ID: D014426

Registry Number: txid8459

Entry Terms:

• Turtle
• Tortoises
• Tortoise
• Terrapins
• Terrapin
• Sea Turtles
• Sea Turtle
• Turtle, Sea
• Turtles, Sea

Previous Indexing:

• Reptiles (1966-1967)

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