Souvenir Sheet: Turtles on Stamps (Uganda 2013)
Turtles on Stamps (Uganda 2013)
25 November (Uganda ) within release Stamps on Stamps (2013) goes into circulation Souvenir Sheet Turtles on Stamps face value 7,500 Ugandan shilling
| Souvenir Sheet Turtles on Stamps in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi: UG BL440 |
Souvenir Sheet is square format.
Also in the issue Stamps on Stamps (2013):
- Mini Sheet - Cats on Stamps face value 4*2500;
- Souvenir Sheet - Cats on Stamps face value 7,500;
- Mini Sheet - Dinosaurs on Stamps face value 4*2500;
- Souvenir Sheet - Dinosaurs on Stamps face value 7,500;
- Mini Sheet - Minerals on Stamps face value 4*2500;
- Souvenir Sheet - Minerals on Stamps face value 7,500;
- Mini Sheet - Orchids on Stamps face value 4*2500;
- Mini Sheet - Owls on Stamps face value 4*2500;
- Souvenir Sheet - Owls on Stamps face value 7,500;
- Souvenir Sheet - Turtles on Stamps face value 7,500;
- Souvenir Sheet - World Wildlife on Stamps face value 7,500;
Souvenir Sheet Turtles on Stamps 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.
