Typical chelonians have a rigid carapace and plastron that form a box-like structure that constrains several aspects of their physiology and ecology. The leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, has a flexible bony carapace strengthened by seven longitudinal ridges, whereas the plastron is reduced to an elliptical outer bony structure, so that the ventrum has no bony support. Leer más.
Almost all of the turtles swimming around there … or in any ponds in the city, are descended from animals that were pets,” according to Chris Raxworthy, associate herpetology curator at the American Museum of Natural History. Leer más.
After almost 40 years without giant tortoises, the island of Pinta in the Galapagos had something to celebrate last year, when scientists reintroduced the giant saddleback species to the island. Leer más.
School children in Oaxaca, Mexico, have helped to release thousands of endangered Olive Ridley turtles back into the wild. Leer más.
