2007-03-17 18:38:43 · 11 answers · asked by bloblo pig 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Tortoises are actually reptiles.
Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals whose embryos are surrounded by an amniotic membrane, and members of the class Sauropsida. Today they are represented by four surviving orders:
Crocodilia (crocodiles, gharials, caimans and alligators)
Sphenodontia (tuataras from New Zealand)
Squamata (lizards, snakes and amphisbaenids)
Testudines (turtles and tortoises)
2007-03-17 18:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by mroof! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Reptile.
2007-03-17 19:39:27 · answer #2 · answered by MONICA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins are reptiles of the order Testudines (all living turtles belong to the crown group Chelonia), most of whose body is shielded by a special bony or cartilagenous shell developed from their ribs.
2007-03-17 18:41:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All turtles (a tortoise is a turtle) are reptiles. Amphibians do not have scaly skin and hard shells.
BIOLOGY TEACHER
2007-03-17 18:46:50 · answer #4 · answered by CAROL P 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Huh..? If you're giving 10 points for the most accurate answer then you must already know the answer, so what the hey are you asking the question for in the first place?
2007-03-17 18:46:49 · answer #5 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It’s a reptile. I learned this watching “Over the Hedge.” I do not remember why, it has been a while since I watched it.
2007-03-17 18:52:04 · answer #6 · answered by starwberry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is both. it lives even in the land and the water, and comes from a reptile family.
2007-03-17 18:45:09 · answer #7 · answered by jai 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
reptile
2007-03-17 19:40:31 · answer #8 · answered by crengle60 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a plant. Did I win the points?
2007-03-17 18:44:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
reptile and amphibian
10 points please and i'll give you a turtule by courier!!!
2007-03-17 18:54:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋