Nova Guinea : résultats de l'expédition scientifique néerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée en 1903[-1920] . an 88 mm., has abnormally 6 vertébral shields. The four spécimens fromKloof Camp are also young, varying between 72 mm. and 112 mm. Of the three largerones two are females and one is a maie showing the vermicular impressions in the dorsalshields. Ail of thèse five young ones hâve a yellow streak on the head from the eye to abovethe tympanum ; on the snout a yellow spot. NELLY DE ROOY. REPTILES. 149 Fam. Carettochelyidae. 43. Carettochelys insculpta Ramsay. Boulenger, Transact. Zool. Soc. XX
Nova Guinea : résultats de l'expédition scientifique néerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée en 1903[-1920] . an 88 mm., has abnormally 6 vertébral shields. The four spécimens fromKloof Camp are also young, varying between 72 mm. and 112 mm. Of the three largerones two are females and one is a maie showing the vermicular impressions in the dorsalshields. Ail of thèse five young ones hâve a yellow streak on the head from the eye to abovethe tympanum ; on the snout a yellow spot. NELLY DE ROOY. REPTILES. 149 Fam. Carettochelyidae. 43. Carettochelys insculpta Ramsay. Boulenger, Transact. Zool. Soc. XX 1914, p. 253, pi. 28 fig. Rooy, Indo-Austr. Rept. I 1915, p. 322, fig. 102b., 123—125. Merauke 1904, 1 spec. Lorentz River 1907, 4 spec. Héron River 1907, some eggs. Bivak Island 1909, 1 new-born spec. Lorentz River 1909, 1 .very young spec. and 3 large spec. Bivak Island 1912, 1 young spec. and 1 carapax. Of this rare and interesting species the various Dutch expéditions to New Guineacaptured a remarkably beautiful séries, containing eggs, a spécimen that has just left the egg,.
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