. The reptiles of western North America, an account of the species known to inhabit California and Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, British Columbia, Sonora and Lower California. 3 C » 3 =< ^ 97 107 117 120 131 82 99 99 97 105 72 86 81 84- 92 56 67 65 69 72 49. KINOSTERNON 971^ large, somewhat pointed, covered with smooth skin. Chinand throat with a few barbules. Limbs covered with smoothskin except close to toes; anterior with five, posterior withfour toes, completely webbed. Tail of moderate length, end-ing in a horny nail or claw. The carapace is yellowish olive, the pla
. The reptiles of western North America, an account of the species known to inhabit California and Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, British Columbia, Sonora and Lower California. 3 C » 3 =< ^ 97 107 117 120 131 82 99 99 97 105 72 86 81 84- 92 56 67 65 69 72 49. KINOSTERNON 971^ large, somewhat pointed, covered with smooth skin. Chinand throat with a few barbules. Limbs covered with smoothskin except close to toes; anterior with five, posterior withfour toes, completely webbed. Tail of moderate length, end-ing in a horny nail or claw. The carapace is yellowish olive, the plastron lighter, yel-lowish. The horny plates are margined with dark brown,especially along their posterior edges, above. The head andneck are olive above, yellowish below, sometimes with alight yellowish streak along the side of the neck, but withlittle if any marbling or mottling, the chin and throatespecially being usually immaculate. Length of carapace 85 Length of plastron 77 Width of carapace 65 Width of plastron 55 Remarks.—Series of specimens of this and the precedingspecies show much variation in size, shape and species have been recorded from Arizona; indeed one
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