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 . ) MISK. TURTLE, AronnirlK-lys carinatusFound in sluggish rivi-rs from Georgia to Arizona. In the centre of the back is a high, sh;irn keel I .. COMMON Mtl) Cinn<.t,-rnumA common turtle in eastern North Noli- the width of the [ilastron as compared with the species of Aromochclys The Musk or Mud Turtles The Genus Cinosternum.—Six species of Cinosternum occurin the United States
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 . ) MISK. TURTLE, AronnirlK-lys carinatusFound in sluggish rivi-rs from Georgia to Arizona. In the centre of the back is a high, sh;irn keel I .. COMMON Mtl) Cinn<.t,-rnumA common turtle in eastern North Noli- the width of the [ilastron as compared with the species of Aromochclys The Musk or Mud Turtles The Genus Cinosternum.—Six species of Cinosternum occurin the United States and northern Mexico; they may be at oncerecognised from Aromochelys by the much broader plastron,the lobes of which can be drawn upward against the lower edgeof the carapace, covering the limbs and fleshy parts. Whilethe species of Aromochelys are usually known as Musk Turtles,the reptiles of the present genus are more generally called MudTurtles, though they exude much the same musky odours as theformer. Their habits are quite similar to those of the MuskTurtles THE COMMON MUD TURTLE Cinosternum -pennsylvanicum, (Bosc.) The upper shell is broader and more flat than with themusk turtles.* The plastron is nearly as wide as the openingof the shell—the front and rear lobes loosely hinged and capableof being drawn upward to protect
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