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

Are turtles vertebrates or invertebrates?

Class - Reptilia

Reptiles are a class of cold-blooded vertebrates - their body temperature varies with their environment. Reptiles include snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and turtles.

Is a turtle an invertebrate yes or no?

Snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and birds are reptiles. Like all vertebrates, reptiles have bony skeletons that support their bodies. Scales help prevent reptiles from losing water through their skin.