. Catalogue of the chelonians, rhynchocephalians, and crocodiles in the British museum (Natural history). Chelonia (Genus); Rhynchocephalia; Crocodiles. 12. EMY8. Ill 12. EMYS. Emvs, part., Dumh: Zool. Anal. p. 76 (1806); Men-em, Tent. p. 22 (1820); Waffler, Syst. Amph. p. 138 (1830) ; Strauch, Chelon. Stud. p. 27 (1862). Emys, Flenmig, Phil. Zool. ii. p. 270 (1822) ; Bonap. Osserr. s. sec. Ed. d. R. A. p. 164 (1830); Agassiz, Contr. Nat. Hist. U. S. i. p. 441 (1857). Terrapene, part., Bell, Zool. Journ. ii. p. 308 (1826). Cistudo, Gray, Syn. Rept. p. 17 (1831) ; Dum. Sj- Bibr. ii. p. 2
. Catalogue of the chelonians, rhynchocephalians, and crocodiles in the British museum (Natural history). Chelonia (Genus); Rhynchocephalia; Crocodiles. 12. EMY8. Ill 12. EMYS. Emvs, part., Dumh: Zool. Anal. p. 76 (1806); Men-em, Tent. p. 22 (1820); Waffler, Syst. Amph. p. 138 (1830) ; Strauch, Chelon. Stud. p. 27 (1862). Emys, Flenmig, Phil. Zool. ii. p. 270 (1822) ; Bonap. Osserr. s. sec. Ed. d. R. A. p. 164 (1830); Agassiz, Contr. Nat. Hist. U. S. i. p. 441 (1857). Terrapene, part., Bell, Zool. Journ. ii. p. 308 (1826). Cistudo, Gray, Syn. Rept. p. 17 (1831) ; Dum. Sj- Bibr. ii. p. 207 (1835) ; Gray, Cat. Tort. p. 29 (1844). Liitremys, Gray, Cat. Tort. p. 31, and Cat. Sh. Rept. i. p. 40 (1855), and Suppl. p. 22 (1870). Emydoidea, Gray, Suj)pl. p. 19. Neural plates hexagonal, short-sided in front. Plastron united to carapace by ligament, and more or less distinctly divided, in the adult, into two lobes movable upon a ligamentous hinge between Fiff. Shell of Ef/tys orbicularis. the hyo- and hyposternals, both of which bones contribute to the formation of the bridge : entoplastron intersected by the humero-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London : Printed by order of the Trustees
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