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 . ! FRONT OF CARAPACE—SPINY SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE, Trionyx spiniferThe spiny tubercles are only present on old specimens. YOUNG OF THE SOUTHERN SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE, Trionyx feroxThe bright markings on the shell disappear with age—in fact, after the creature is a year old THE REPTILE BOOK PLATE XXVII

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