- forms. The
carapacial ridge plays an
essential role in the
development of the
turtle s****.
Embryological analyses show that the
carapacial ridge initiates...
-
gastralia (abdominal ribs).
During development, the ribs grow
sideways into a
carapacial ridge,
unique to turtles,
entering the
dermis (inner skin) of the back...
- deep olive-green; Very
complex midline (vertebral)
carapacial pattern;
Midline (vertebral)
carapacial stripe present;
Complex radiating costal stripes;...
-
Hatchlings have a
lighter carapace with
yellow and
orange markings and a
carapacial rim.
Stripes in the same
color are also
found on the face and neck. The...
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color than females, and have long,
thick tails with the vent
beyond the
carapacial rim.
Females have
short tails with the vent
under the carapace. Females...
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relatively thick with
little or no
cervical indentation, the
anterior carapacial rim upturned, and the
posterior marginals flared and
slightly serrated...
-
discovered by von
Meyer in 1846.
Fossils of the
species have
shown bony,
carapacial ridges, adjacent,
small and
polygonal bony
ossicles which measure about...
-
CCNHM 4289 (a
ridged carapacial ossicle). A dermochelyid.
Natemys N. sp. 1
CCNHM 4405.1–4405.5 (five ****ociated non-ridged
carapacial ossicles);
CCNHM 5540...
- suprapygal), two
broad suprapygals, and
eight costals present;
absence of
carapacial or
plastral fontanelle in
adult individuals; one
short but
broad cervical...
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brown in some.
Juveniles often have
lighter brown radiations on
their carapacial scutes. The
broad plastron and
bridge are
yellow with some dark pigment...
