. Catalogue of the chelonians, rhynchocephalians, and crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History). New ed. By George Albert Boulenger. Chelonia (Genus); Crocodiles; Rhynchocephalia. Skull of Teloijiedusa galcafa. Carapace much depressed, obtuselj- keeled ; first vertebral shield largest, a little broader than long. Plastron nnich smaller than the opening of the shell; front lobe truncate, broader than the hind lobe, Avhich is angularly notched; the width of the bridge contained thiiee and a half to tour times in the length of the plastron ; inter- gular shield much longer than gulars.;
. Catalogue of the chelonians, rhynchocephalians, and crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History). New ed. By George Albert Boulenger. Chelonia (Genus); Crocodiles; Rhynchocephalia. Skull of Teloijiedusa galcafa. Carapace much depressed, obtuselj- keeled ; first vertebral shield largest, a little broader than long. Plastron nnich smaller than the opening of the shell; front lobe truncate, broader than the hind lobe, Avhich is angularly notched; the width of the bridge contained thiiee and a half to tour times in the length of the plastron ; inter- gular shield much longer than gulars.; pectoral and abdominal shields nearly ecjually developed on the bridge; pectorals either forming a median suture, very variable in length, or separated from each other. Head short, broad; five largo shields on the upper surfaee, viz. a pair of fiontal-supraorbilals, a pair of parietals, and a. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London Printed by order of the Trustees
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