Mini Sheet: Various Turtles (Solomon Islands 2015)
Various Turtles (Solomon Islands 2015)
26 June (Solomon Islands ) within release Turtles (2015) goes into circulation Mini Sheet Various Turtles face value 4*12 Solomon Islands dollar
| Mini Sheet Various Turtles in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi: SB 3117-3120KB |
Mini Sheet is square format.
Although this issue was recognized by the Solomon Islands Postal Administration, it was not sold in the Solomon Islands, only distributed to the novelty trade by the Solomon Islands Philatelic Agency.Also in the issue Turtles (2015):
- Souvenir Sheet - The Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) face value 40;
- Mini Sheet - Various Turtles face value 4*12;
- Stamp - Aldabrachelys gigantea face value 12;
- Stamp - Caretta caretta face value 12;
- Stamp - Centrochelys sulcata face value 12;
- Stamp - Chelonia mydas face value 12;
Mini Sheet Various Turtles it reflects the thematic directions:
Reptiles are tetrapod (four-limbed vertebrate) animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology. Because some reptiles are more closely related to birds than they are to other reptiles (e.g., crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to lizards), the traditional groups of "reptiles" listed above do not together constitute a monophyletic grouping (or clade). For this reason, many modern scientists prefer to consider the birds part of Reptilia as well, thereby making Reptilia a monophyletic class.
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water.
