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28 Cards in this Set
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Do turtles care for eggs after they lay them? |
no parental care |
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do turtles have teeth |
no - keratinous sheath instead |
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what are the different types of emydidae (pond) turtles? |
blandings spotted wood painted map |
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what is the top part of the shell? and the bottom? |
top = carapace bottom = plastron |
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do turtles lay eggs? |
yes |
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whats the difference between male tails and female tails? |
male = thick and longer, vent further from shell female = shorter and thinner, vent closer to shell |
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what species is found in the Chelydridae family? |
common snapping turtle |
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what species is found in the kinosterridae family? |
eastern musk turtle |
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what species is found in the trionychidae family |
spiny softshell |
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what turtle has a snorkel like snout? |
spiny softshell |
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what turtle has chin barbels and a blunt tail spine? |
eastern musk turtle |
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what turtle walks on the bottom since it is a poor swimmer? |
eastern musk turtle |
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which turtle has strongly webbed feet? |
spiny softshell turtle |
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what turtle has skin in the central portion of the plastron instead of shell? |
eastern musk turtle |
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how long is a snapping turtles tail relative to the rest of its body? |
the same length as the carapace |
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which turtle is an excellent swimmer |
spiny softshell turtle |
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which three turtle species have larger females than males? |
spiny softshell turtles, painted turtles and map turtles |
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what turtles surface is covered in leathery skin instead of scutes |
spiny softshell turtle |
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what colour is the blanding turtle's chin and throat |
bright yellow |
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what pond turtle has a highly domed carapace |
blandings turtle |
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how many spots does the spotted turtle have? |
~100 |
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what colour are the male and female spotted turtles irises and mandible? |
female = orange male - buff brown |
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whats different about the wood turtles scutes? |
they are pyramid shaped |
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what colour is the wood turtles neck and limbs |
orange |
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what pond turtle has a dorsal keel? |
map turtle |
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which 2 pond turtles are terrestrial? |
blandings turtle and wood turtle |
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what is different about the eastern musk turtles scutes (hint number of them) |
they have 22 marginal scutes and 1 cervical scute, other turtles have 24 marginal scutes |
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whats up with the map turtles head and limbs? |
it has light stripes |
