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2006-10-24 11:52:58 · 10 answers · asked by crysilentxtears 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Turtles are reptiles.
Reptiles include turtles, crocodilians, lizards, snakes and tuatara (found only in New Zealand).
Reptiles were the world's first truly terrestrial vertebrates. All reptiles have scaly skin that can withstand dessication and lay eggs with hard shells, therefore they are not tied to the water like their relatives, the amphibians. Since they can live on land, they also have an expanded lung system.
Amphibians consist of three groups of vertebrates: frogs, salamanders and caecilians (found in the tropics only). Amphibians have smooth, scaleless skin which is permeable to water. Water can evaporate easily from the skin, and an amphibian can dry up and die in a few hours if it does not have access to water. Thus amphibians tend to be active at times when evaporation is minimized: at night and when it rains.
However, this same skin permeability makes it possible for amphibians to obtain moisture from sources besides pools of water. This means that amphibians can live in very dry climates, like deserts, and when the dry season arrives, they just burrow underground and pull in moisture from the surrounding soil. Despite this, the amphibian's tie to water remains: their eggs must be laid in water in order to survive.
2006-10-24 11:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by Al 2 · 12⤊ 2⤋
Reptile
2006-10-24 11:54:13 · answer #2 · answered by indygocean 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
a turtle is a reptile not an amphibian, 100 % sure!
2006-10-24 12:04:27 · answer #3 · answered by J. A. M. 4 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Turtles are reptiles- All reptiles have scaly skin that can withstand dessication and lay eggs with hard shells, therefore they are not tied to the water like their relatives, the amphibians. Since they can live on land, they also have an expanded lung system.
2006-10-24 11:54:56 · answer #4 · answered by Ms. H 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I take it that you've never watched Over the Hedge? lol. Turtle's are definitely reptiles, not amphibians.
2006-10-24 12:01:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
a turtle is a reptile
2006-10-24 11:58:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
A turtle is a reptile....
2006-10-24 11:54:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Reptile. Al has this one covered.
2014-02-11 09:19:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it's in between a mammal and a reptile because a reptile has scaly skin and a mammal feeds milk to its baby's so...🐊🐉reptiles🐢between🐘🐮🐨mammals
2013-12-10 10:34:29 · answer #9 · answered by CJ AND KRYSTEN 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Turtles (order Testudines) represent the oldest of all living reptiles; they have undergone little change since their beginning early in the Triassic period. Their shell consists of an upper section, the carpace, and a lower section, the plastron
2006-10-24 11:56:03 · answer #10 · answered by amalia372005 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋