Has a Turtle Got a Backbone?

Turtles and tortoises are the only animals with a backbone whose shoulder blades are inside their rib cage.

Is a turtle a vertebrate?

Reptiles are vertebrates that have scales on at least some part of their body, leathery or hard-shelled eggs, and share a number of other features. Snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and birds are reptiles.

Is a tortoise vertebrate or invertebrate?

The tortoise, any member of the family Testudinidae, is a reptilian vertebrate that lives exclusively on land. Also known as land turtles, tortoises are found on all continents except for Antarctica and Australia.