Stamp: Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) (Uganda 1999)
Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) (Uganda 1999)
15 March (Uganda ) within release International Year of the Ocean. sea animals goes into circulation Stamp Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) face value 500 Ugandan shilling
| Stamp Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi: UG 2093 |
| Stamp Number: | Sn: UG 1596g |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue International Year of the Ocean. sea animals:
- Se-tenant - Blue Marin & Artic Tern face value 1,000;
- Stamp - Sea Nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) face value 2,500;
- Souvenir Sheet - Clam (Decatopecten striatus) face value 2,500;
- Stamp - Atlantic Wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) face value 500;
- Stamp - Mountain Crab (Gecarcinus ruricola) face value 500;
- Stamp - Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) face value 500;
- Stamp - Clam (Decatopecten striatus) face value 2,500;
- Stamp - Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) face value 500;
- Stamp - Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma veliferum) face value 500;
- Stamp - Vermillion Sea Star (Mediaster aequalis) face value 500;
- Stamp - Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) face value 500;
- Stamp - Verill's Two-spot Octopus (Octopus bimaculatus) face value 500;
- Stamp - Purple Sea Urchin (Arbacia punctuata) face value 500;
- Mini Sheet - International Year of the Ocean face value 500;
- Stamp - Blacktip Reefshark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) face value 500;
- Stamp - Blue Marlin (Macaira nigricans) face value 500;
- Stamp - Blackedge Moray (Gymnothorax nigromarginatus) face value 500;
- Souvenir Sheet - Sea Nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) face value 2,500;
- Stamp - Manta Ray (Manta birostris) face value 500;
- Mini Sheet - International Year of the Ocean face value 4*500;
Stamp Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) 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.
