. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. /!• rr'/!\*J,,Kji Fig. 77.—Ohrysemys concinna, in its third summer, x Fig. 78.—Chrysemys concinna^ in its third summer, x 1. The jaws are nearly smooth, without hook and receiving-notch, tail is short. This species inhabits the South-Eastern States of North America, from Missouri and North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico. Very large female specimens have a shell sixteen inches in length. The eggs measure from 33 by 25 to 39 by 25 mm. or about 1^ inch in the long diameter. Einys.—The plastron is movably united to the carapace by ligament, and in the
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. /!• rr'/!\*J,,Kji Fig. 77.—Ohrysemys concinna, in its third summer, x Fig. 78.—Chrysemys concinna^ in its third summer, x 1. The jaws are nearly smooth, without hook and receiving-notch, tail is short. This species inhabits the South-Eastern States of North America, from Missouri and North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico. Very large female specimens have a shell sixteen inches in length. The eggs measure from 33 by 25 to 39 by 25 mm. or about 1^ inch in the long diameter. Einys.—The plastron is movably united to the carapace by ligament, and in the adult has a slightly flexible hinge across the middle, between the hyo- and hypo-plastral plates and the pectoral and abdominal shields. The plastron is large, but does not quite close the box. Besides the small nuchal there are tweh-e pairs. 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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