Assertion: common snapping turtle's shell | /r/MadeOf | bony plates
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text: This shell, composed of a carapace in the back and a plastron on the belly, is made of bony plates.
text: The hard-shelled species have shells composed of bony plates called scutes, while the soft-shelled species have reduced bony plates covered by tough skin instead of scutes.