...The gap at the front is closed by the stiff forelimbs, but all land turtles close the gap in the shell with columnar limbs covered with dermal plates. The Southeast Asian spiny mountain turtle Heosemys spinosa has a carapace with sharp spines on the sides, which helps it to defend itself, but the African pancake turtle Malacochersus tornieri hides in the gaps between rocks when it is in danger and inflates its carapace to prevent its predator from drawing it out. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Malacochersus tornieri" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…そして前方の隙間は堅い前肢でふさぐが,リクガメ類のすべては甲の隙間を皮骨板で覆われた柱状の四肢でふさぐ。東南アジア産トゲヤマガメHeosemys spinosaの背甲は側縁部が鋭い棘状(きよくじよう)をしており,自衛に役だつが,アフリカ産パンケーキガメMalacochersus tornieriは,危険になると岩の隙間に隠れて甲を膨らませ,敵に引き出されるのを防ぐ。 ※「Malacochersus tornieri」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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