Both turtles and tortoises are Chelonians, or members of the order Chelonia. Turtle and tortoise are common names, and, in the United States, a tortoise is a Chelonian that lives primarily on land, while turtles are Chelonians that are primarily aquatic or semi-aquatic. There are differences in diet as well.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Karla Johnson and Dan Fries from the Marion County Public Health Department check for bed bugs in one of the rooms at Motel 6, 2851 N. Shadeland Ave., as the Indianapolis Department of Code Enforcement conducts compliance check sweeps of several nuisance hotels on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.Charlie Nye / The Star.oseph Tanasovich, a Fire Marshal with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, photographs the rusted balcony railing supports at Motel 6, 2851 N. Shadeland Ave., during the Indianapolis Department of Code Enforcement's sweeps on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.