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Entomology wrote:Welcome to the 2018 Herpetology Question Marathon!

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1) Common Name, Scientific Name
2) Preferred habitat?
3) Clutch Size?
4) The oldest fossilized species of this genus are from the __________ epoch.

1) Box Turtles, [i]Terrapene[/i] 2) Forests (not completely sure) 3)1-7 eggs 4) Miocene

Knyte_Xjn wrote:

Entomology wrote:Welcome to the 2018 Herpetology Question Marathon!

Here we go (Click to Show Hidden Text)

[img]https://i.imgur.com/hENc2As.jpg[/img]
1) Common Name, Scientific Name
2) Preferred habitat?
3) Clutch Size?
4) The oldest fossilized species of this genus are from the __________ epoch.

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1) Box Turtles, [i]Terrapene[/i] 2) Forests (not completely sure) 3)1-7 eggs 4) Miocene

Knyte_Xjn wrote:Here are a few general questions:
1)What is the upper portion of the shell of a turtle called?
2)What is the lower portion of the shell of a turtle called?
3)How is the sex of a turtle determined?
4)Define pivotal temperature.

bmd234 wrote:

Knyte_Xjn wrote:Here are a few general questions:
1)What is the upper portion of the shell of a turtle called?
2)What is the lower portion of the shell of a turtle called?
3)How is the sex of a turtle determined?
4)Define pivotal temperature.

bmd234 wrote:

bmd234 wrote:

Knyte_Xjn wrote:Here are a few general questions:
1)What is the upper portion of the shell of a turtle called?
2)What is the lower portion of the shell of a turtle called?
3)How is the sex of a turtle determined?
4)Define pivotal temperature.

1. Carapace 2. Plastron 3. Most turtles have their sex determined based off temperature. Warm temperatures produce females, cooler temperatures produce males 4. Pivotal temperature is a constant temperature that produces equal amounts of male and females within reproduction

bmd234 wrote:

1)Give two nicknames of this species
2)Where are these reptiles considered an invasive species?
3)Describe the habitat of this species

Froggie wrote:

bmd234 wrote:

1)Give two nicknames of this species
2)Where are these reptiles considered an invasive species?
3)Describe the habitat of this species

1) Common iguana, Common green iguana (?)
2) Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (US), Florida, Hawaii, Texas
3) Near water, but in trees as well.