Assertion: box turtle's shell | /r/Synonym | the carapace
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text: The upper shell is called the carapace and is connected to the lower one via a bony bridge.
text: The eastern box turtle is small (4.5 to 6 inches shell width, up to eight inch shell length), land turtle with a high, dome-like upper shell ("carapace").
text: This allows it to close against the inside edge of the upper shell (the carapace).
text: top shell is called a carapace, while the bottom one is a plastron.
text: Like other turtle species, sea turtles have a top shell, known as a carapace, and a bottom shell, known as a plastron.
text: The upper shell (known as the carapace) of the three-toed box turtle can be colorful or drab, depending on its age.
text: The upper shell of the turtle is called the carapace.
text: The top or dorsal shell is called the carapace and the bottom or ventral shell is called the plastron.
text: The upper shell of the turtle is called the carapace.
text: The upper shell is called the carapace and the bottom shell
text: The top or dorsal shell is called the carapace and the bottom or ventral shell is called the plastron.
text: Box turtles have a high, rounded upper shell (carapace), a flattened bottom shell (plastron) with a transverse hinge, and ligamentous connections (instead of the bony bridge typical of most turtles) between plastron and carapace.
text: The brownish upper shell (carapace) is highly domed and usually has white to yellow stripes radiating from each scute.
text: The most remarkable thing about most turtles is their unique exoskeleton which is composed of an upper shell, the carapace and a lower shell, the plastron.
text: Their body is protected with upper shell called carapace.
text: Like other turtle species, sea turtles have a top shell, known as a carapace, and a bottom shell, known as a plastron.
text: The upper part of the shell, which is also known as the carapace, is high and dome-shaped and is usually brown or black in color and marked by a contrasting pattern of yellow or orange lines, spots and patches.