Why is a turtle not an amphibian?

Post scriptum: You wrote that "turtles (specifically sea turtles) live on both land and water, very much like amphibians". Just a curiosity: the reason why sea turtles leave the water (sea) from time to time shows exactly that they are not amphibians! read more

Turtles are reptiles and not amphibians. The easiest way to know whether or not an animal is a reptile is if it lays eggs with a hard shell. I was taught that years ago and it really helps to determine what animals are reptiles. read more

A turtle is an amphibian as much as a dolphin, or a seal is a fish. Now we as humans know that turtles are reptiles thanks to a fossil record that allow us to give an educated guess as to what their evolutionary history would've been like. read more