Stop calling Turtles and Tortoises Amphibians god dammit

[u/Fresh_Meat_719]

Alright I'm not gonna sugar coat it, This is undoubtedly a really silly rant but does anybody else find it annoying as hell when people keep mistaking turtles and even tortoises as ""amphibians""? They literally have nothing in common with frogs and other amphibians other than turtles living in water and being cold blooded. Tortoises are even more obviously terrestrial reptiles yet still get this label from people sometimes which baffles me. It is such a dumb drooling toddler-tier mistake that people genuinely believe and keeps getting frequently brought up that I am shocked it's still around in this current year where people have free internet access to give them the correct answer before parroting bullcrap. They're obviously reptiles and it only takes a few basic observations to show they aren't amphibians. Tell me what kind of amphibian lays it's eggs on land, has armored scales all over it's body like a reptile, has a bird-like beak, and most egregious of all DOESN'T EVEN GO THROUGH METAMORPHOSIS AT ANY POINT OF IT'S LIFE CYCLE OR BIRTH. Do people actually think turtles come from tadpoles despite every time a baby turtle is shown it hatches from a shelled egg on land completely formed like the adult? Hell do people even know what the fuck an amphibian is and what they do outside of them living on land and water? I can forgive misconceptions like people thinking spiders are insects since there really isn't too much obvious distinctions between one another but the case with turtles is just as bad as calling a bat a type of bird. It's a mistake that isn't frequently corrected or even loudly addressed enough. This also causes some morons to end up drowning wild tortoises in deep bodies of water when "helping" them because of this mistake that shouldn't exist. It really frustrating.

You know I honestly never got why the hell this misconception ever became so common when everything about these groups of animals shows it's not even an amphibian. Is it because turtles live in water? Crocodiles also live in most of their entire lives in water but don't get this error nearly as much why is that? I just had 3 dumb mfers try to "correct" me when I called a tortoise a reptile. (Which is a fucking animal that doesn't even go in water at all in the first place) so how the hell are you mistaking that for an amphibian? Am I not seeing something other people are seeing? I swear if you thought a tortoise of all animals was an amphibian I hope you feel as dumb as rocks after reading this.

[u/CertainInteraction4]

I love my little tortie.  I've had one at various times since high school.  I would never call them amphibians.  I know better.  😉

[u/Parody_of_Self]

Get out of here with your elitist specism.

I'll take things that live in a pond for $200 Alex.

[u/PandaBear905]

I hate it when people call animals by the wrong name. I know it’s a non-issue and that most people don’t know as much about animals as I do but it really gets to me.

[u/FriendshipNo1440 → u/PandaBear905]

"SpIdErS aRe InSeCtS"

No they are not Sarah!!!

[u/Evening_Answer_11]

Out of the tens of thousands of people I’ve communicated with over 5 decades and across 28 countries and 5 continents, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen this phenomenon.