Stamp: Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) (Barbados 1989)
Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) (Barbados 1989)
01 August (Barbados ) within release Wildlife Preservation goes into circulation Stamp Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) face value 50 Barbadian cent
| Stamp Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Stamp Number: | Sn:BB 748 |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Wildlife Preservation:
- Stamp - Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) face value 10;
- Stamp - Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) face value 50;
- Stamp - Green Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus) face value 65;
- Stamp - Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) face value 2;
- Souvenir Sheet - Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) face value 1;
- Souvenir Sheet - Mongoosse face value 1;
Stamp Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) it reflects the thematic directions:
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.
