reptilia turtles
reptilia turtles
How are green turtles different from other reptiles?
How do they stand out from the other reptiles in the class, "Reptilia"? Based on physical characterisitics, type of reproduction, nutritional pattern, Habitat and or general structures.
Green turtles have oval-shaped, paddle like, dark brown limbs. They are four feet long. They weigh almost 900 pounds! Its skin is brown, grey, or black. Green turtles have small heads. The green turtle is named for the greenish color of it’s fat found under its shell. An unusual characteristic of the green turtle is that it will often emerge onto land to enjoy the sun. A unique feature to the turtle is that it exists as both a creature of the sea and a creature of the earth. The reputation that it holds as being a slow moving creature on the earth is true, but gliding in the Water is another story. The marine green turtle (Chelonia mydas) has been known to swim three hundred miles in ten days.
In the green turtles diet, when food is available, the turtle will eat, but characteristic to all reptiles, the turtle can survive long fasts, they can live on weekly or monthly feedings. Their water is stored in cloacal bladders, which allow them to survive long droughts.
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