कासव (kasava) - Meaning in English

कासव हा एक उभयचर प्राणी आहे. कासवांचे आयुष्य १५० वर्षांपेक्षा जास्त असते. कासव हा जैवसाखळीतील महत्त्वाचा घटक आहे. कासवाच्या शरीराचे शीर्ष, मान, धड आणि शेपूट असे चार प्रमुख भाग असतात.

Turtles, or testudines, 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 and Cryptodira, 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 they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water.