placas córneas marginales

English translation: marginal (horny) scutes/scales

14:28 Jul 11, 2006
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Spanish term or phrase: placas córneas marginales
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Muescas: tortugas de tierra y de laguna. Se realizan marcas circulares en las PLACAS CÓRNEAS MARGINALES.

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Sandra De Luca
Argentina
Local time: 08:12
English translation:marginal (horny) scutes/scales
Explanation:

Las placas del caparazón de las tortugas se llaman "scutes" o "scales" en inglés y están constituidas por queratina, el mismo material que las uñas, las pezuñas y los cuernos de los mamíferos, de ahí lo de "córneas".

Placa córnea = Horny Scute or Scale

De todos modos la naturaleza córnea de las placas se da por entendida y se puede hablar de "marginal scutes" a secas.

Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -
In most turtles, the ***outer layer of the shell is covered by horny scales called scutes*** that are part of its outer skin, or epidermis. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle


Cortland Herpetology Collection
***Scutes -- Another word for keratin scales. Refers especially to the keratin scales on the outer layer of turtle shells. Sometimes called horny scutes.*** ...
www.cortland.edu/herp/keys/glossary.htm

http://www.pogospals.com/pogospals/Definitions.html
Chelonian Facts

Marginal scutes - The small scutes along the edge of the carapace.


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Map Turtles
***The marginal scutes *** at the rear of the carapace also project backwards in most Map turtles, giving the back of the turtle a decidedly serrated appearance. ...
www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/maps.html

Portrait of a Painted Turtle
***The marginal scutes*** of a painted turtle have red lines or crescent-shaped markings. Bright-yellow stripes and several yellow spots are present along the ...
www.fish.state.pa.us/Fish/education/ catalog/ab/paintedturtle/porturtl.htm



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Esta referencia es la misma que han dado a tu pregunta anterior (muesca):

MTN 35:12-13 Is Anyone Notching Green Turtles? -
Notched turtles of unknown origin have also been reported by others (MTN 5:2; 11:5; 14:5) and ***notching of marginal scutes*** has been discussed as a possible ...
www.seaturtle.org/mtn/archives/mtn35/mtn35p12d.shtml

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marginal (horny) scutes/scales


Explanation:

Las placas del caparazón de las tortugas se llaman "scutes" o "scales" en inglés y están constituidas por queratina, el mismo material que las uñas, las pezuñas y los cuernos de los mamíferos, de ahí lo de "córneas".

Placa córnea = Horny Scute or Scale

De todos modos la naturaleza córnea de las placas se da por entendida y se puede hablar de "marginal scutes" a secas.

Turtle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -
In most turtles, the ***outer layer of the shell is covered by horny scales called scutes*** that are part of its outer skin, or epidermis. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle


Cortland Herpetology Collection
***Scutes -- Another word for keratin scales. Refers especially to the keratin scales on the outer layer of turtle shells. Sometimes called horny scutes.*** ...
www.cortland.edu/herp/keys/glossary.htm

http://www.pogospals.com/pogospals/Definitions.html
Chelonian Facts

Marginal scutes - The small scutes along the edge of the carapace.


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Note added at 14 mins (2006-07-11 14:43:37 GMT)
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Map Turtles
***The marginal scutes *** at the rear of the carapace also project backwards in most Map turtles, giving the back of the turtle a decidedly serrated appearance. ...
www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/maps.html

Portrait of a Painted Turtle
***The marginal scutes*** of a painted turtle have red lines or crescent-shaped markings. Bright-yellow stripes and several yellow spots are present along the ...
www.fish.state.pa.us/Fish/education/ catalog/ab/paintedturtle/porturtl.htm



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Note added at 24 mins (2006-07-11 14:53:04 GMT)
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Esta referencia es la misma que han dado a tu pregunta anterior (muesca):

MTN 35:12-13 Is Anyone Notching Green Turtles? -
Notched turtles of unknown origin have also been reported by others (MTN 5:2; 11:5; 14:5) and ***notching of marginal scutes*** has been discussed as a possible ...
www.seaturtle.org/mtn/archives/mtn35/mtn35p12d.shtml



Andrés Martínez
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