Assertion: common snapping turtle's shell | /r/Synonym | the plastron
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text: The shell covering that covers the belly of the turtle is called the plastron.
text: Whereas the under shell (plastron) is yellow or tan, except in hatchlings, where it is black.
text: The lower shell, the plastron, is the part underneath a turtle, and it also has scutes.
text: The lower shell that encases the belly is called the plastron.
text: The lower shell that encases the belly is called the plastron.
text: The bottom shell (plastron) is yellow, sometimes red, sometimes with dark markings in the center.
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.