. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. —Clemmys japonic.^.. Jnat. size. 382, carapace; 383, plastron. No. 23522, although a more close examination of details will reveal a great num- ber of important differences. Apart from the difference in the trit- urating surface of the upper jaw, with a longitudinal ridge in the latter and without one in the former, C. japonica has no median notch to the edge of the upper jaw; its shell is more depressed and the hind lobe of the plastron relatively broader; the posterior outline of the carapace is also strongl}^ serrate
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. —Clemmys japonic.^.. Jnat. size. 382, carapace; 383, plastron. No. 23522, although a more close examination of details will reveal a great num- ber of important differences. Apart from the difference in the trit- urating surface of the upper jaw, with a longitudinal ridge in the latter and without one in the former, C. japonica has no median notch to the edge of the upper jaw; its shell is more depressed and the hind lobe of the plastron relatively broader; the posterior outline of the carapace is also strongl}^ serrated. Description (figs. 382-383).—Female, third year; , No. 34066; Tokyo; February 23, 1904; A. Owston collection. Snout but slightly projecting, vertical profile slightly oblique, straight; edges of jaws not denticidated, upper jaw without hooks or median notch; triturating surface of upper jaw narrow without any longi- tudinal ridge; mandibular symphysis nearly equaling length of eye slit; skin on entire top of head smooth; body rather depressed, the. 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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