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Spiny Terrapin
The spiny turtle (''Heosemys spinosa'') is a South-East Asian turtle species. It inhabits lowland and hill rainforest, usually dwelling in the vicinity of small streams in hill areas up to 1,000 m above sea level. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Description The spiny turtle is a medium-sized tortoise with a brown shell and red-spotted head.Goetz, Matthias. "Husbandry and breeding of the spiny turtle Heosemys spinosa (Gray, 1931) at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust." ''Radiata'', vol. 16, no. 2, 2007, pp. 1-15. ''Heosemys Spinosa.'' Mar 16, 2022. Also known as the “cog-wheel turtle,” it derives its name from its spiky-edged carapace, marginal Scute, scutes, and spiny Keeled scales, keel. As juvenile spiny turtles become adults, the black striped and yellow underside of their shell fades in color. In addition, the juveniles’ serrations, or jagged edges, at the carapace margin decrease in size and become r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The same is used for a zoological name. Gray was keeper of zoology at the British Museum in London from 1840 until Christmas 1874, before the natural history holdings were split off to the Natural History Museum. He published several catalogues of the museum collections that included comprehensive discussions of animal groups and descriptions of new species. He improved the zoological collections to make them amongst the best in the world. Biography Gray was born in Walsall, but his family soon moved to London, where Gray studied medicine. He assisted his father in writing ''The Natural Arrangement of British Plants'' (1821). After being blackballed by the Linnean Society of London, Gray shifted his interest from botany to zoology. He began his zoological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
