The reptile book; a comprehensive popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico . -*&*&mi. >TERY YOUNG BOX TURTLE. riThere is a very strong kcd A YOUNG GOPHER TORTOISE. Trsturlo pnlyThe sharply rlclineatcfi concentric grooves show a rapid growth YOUNG TURTLES AND TORTOISES CHAPTER III: THE SNAPPING TURTLES FAMILY CHELYDRID/EA~Small Family, Composed of Three Large and Powerful Species Classification.—Of the three species composing the familyChelydridce, two inhabit North America. Th
The reptile book; a comprehensive popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico . -*&*&mi. >TERY YOUNG BOX TURTLE. riThere is a very strong kcd A YOUNG GOPHER TORTOISE. Trsturlo pnlyThe sharply rlclineatcfi concentric grooves show a rapid growth YOUNG TURTLES AND TORTOISES CHAPTER III: THE SNAPPING TURTLES FAMILY CHELYDRID/EA~Small Family, Composed of Three Large and Powerful Species Classification.—Of the three species composing the familyChelydridce, two inhabit North America. The family is dividedinto two genera, Chelydra and Macrochelys. One species of theformer is widely distributed and abundant in the United Statesand ranges southward to Ecuador; the other species inhabitsMexico and Guatemala. The single species of Macrochelys isconfined to the Southern United States. General characters.—The Snapping Turtles are the largestof the fresh-water chelonians inhabiting the United general form is well known. The dull, rough carapace,with its heavy keels and marginal serrations, the proportionatelyhuge and sinister head, and the long, fleshy tail, with its
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