Stamp: Chelonia mydas (Solomon Islands 2017)
Chelonia mydas (Solomon Islands 2017)
15 May (Solomon Islands ) within release Turtles (2017) goes into circulation Stamp Chelonia mydas face value 10 Solomon Islands dollar
| Stamp Chelonia mydas in catalogues | |
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| Michel: | Mi: SB 4437 |
Stamp is square format.
Although this issue was authorized by the postal administration of Solomon Islands, the issue was not placed on sale in Solomon Islands, and was only distributed to the new issue trade by Solomon Islands philatelic agent.Also in the issue Turtles (2017):
- Stamp - Chelonia mydas face value 10;
- Stamp - Chelonia mydas face value 10;
- Stamp - Dermochelys coriacea face value 10;
- Stamp - Eretmochelys imbricata face value 10;
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| Stamp Chelonia mydas in digits | |
| Country: | Solomon Islands |
| Date: | 2017-05-15 |
| Print: | Offset lithography |
| Emission: | Commemorative |
| Format: | Stamp |
| Face Value: | 10 Solomon Islands dollar |
Stamp Chelonia mydas 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.
