My friend in Guatemala has tortoises and i was wondering what kind are they?
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2007-11-24 12:29:15 · 3 answers · asked by Erick 4 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
I don't think they are actually tortoises. They look like "wood turtles" which are native to the area. They would be in the genus Rhinoclemmys, but I can't identify the exact species.
There's a photo at this link.
http://www.chelonia.org/Rincisalateral.jpg
2007-11-25 00:17:29 · answer #1 · answered by Thea 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Thea, those are definitely not tortoises, they have front and rear toes and the dome of the shell is wrong- too strong of a central ridge. They also have plastrons that move- one of them in each photo is closing up like a box turtle would- tortoises cannot do that.
I think wood turtles as well.
2007-11-25 13:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Galapagos TURTLES
2007-11-24 12:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 7⤋