Turtle 🐢

Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. "Turtle" may refer to the order as a whole or to fresh-water and sea.

Order: Testudines; Batsch, 1788

Class: Reptilia

Speed: Leatherback sea turtle: 1.8 – 10 km/h

Scientific name: Testudines

Clutch size: Leatherback sea turtle: 110, Asian giant softshell turtle: 24 – 70

Mass: Leatherback sea turtle: 250 – 700 kg, Speckled cape tortoise: 95 – 160 g