9.7 Flashcards
These sections that you see are really round tough layered of skin
Scutes
The upper section which is usually rounded like a helmet
Carapace
The lower section on which the turtle rests
Plastron
Most turtles, because they before to live around stream ponds or lakes
Freshwater turtles
Or tortoises perform wooded or dessert areas and are hardly ever found near water
Land turtles
Live in the ocean and come on land only to lay their eggs
Sea turtles
However, the turtle shell is often the breeding place for a poisonous bacteria, is a form of food poisoning
Salmonella
Reptiles that are cousins to crocodiles
Alligators, caimans,and gavials
These reptiles are so similar to crocodiles that they and crocodiles are
Crocodilians
Can sing even lower into the water to review only the top of his head, where its eyes ears and muscles are located when a crocodile sub, merges, completely underwater
Crocodiles
Cover and protect the nose, ears and throat. These flaps help keep them crocodile from Swalling water, even if it opens its mouth underwater to grab a bite the crocodile can see underwater through a yellowish membrane that slides over its eyes.
Flaps of skin