Testudinia Habitats/Lifestyle/Diet

Question 1

What is the habitat, lifestyle, and diet of Chelydridae (Snapping Turtles)?

Answer 1

•Fresh water, brackish water with abundant aquatic vegetation
•River, lakes, and swamps with abundant aquatic vegetation
• Not strong swimmers
• Omnivorous

Question 2

What is the habitat, lifestyle, and diet of Cheloniidae (Sea turtles)?

Answer 2

Totally marine except when nesting
Diet-variable
•Herbivores
• Sponivores
•Jellyfishes
• Mollusk and crustaceans

All understood extensive migrations; follow earth electromagnetic field
High site fidelity to natal areas

Question 3

What is the habitat, lifestyle, and diet of Emydidae (box and water turtles)?

Answer 3

Mostly freshwater and semi aquatic, exceptions inhabits brackish marches and coastal marine waters or terrestrial
Most omnivores, exception is primarily carnivore

Question 4

What is the habitat, lifestyle, and diet of Testudinidae (Tortoises)?

Answer 4

Terrestrial
Either Omnivores or Herbivores
Arid deserts to wet rain forests

Question 5

What is the habitat, lifestyle, and diet of Trionychidae (Soft shell turtles)?

Answer 5

Fully aquatic strong swimmers
Primarily carnivorous

Question 6

What is the habitat, lifestyle, and diet of Kinosternidae (musk and mud turtles)?

Answer 6

Bottom-dwellers not strong swimmers
Slow moving waters with vegetation
Carnivorous