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 . ow lines; from the eye to the base of the headis a broad band of rich crimson. Dimensions.—Average length of carapace, 10 inches; width,y£ inches; length of plastron, 9^- inches. Distribution.—Extends over a considerable area—Ohioto Kansas, southward to the Gulf States and to the lower RioGrande River. Habits.—Very hardy as a captive. It eats chopped fishand meat, and very tender green vegetables that ma
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 . ow lines; from the eye to the base of the headis a broad band of rich crimson. Dimensions.—Average length of carapace, 10 inches; width,y£ inches; length of plastron, 9^- inches. Distribution.—Extends over a considerable area—Ohioto Kansas, southward to the Gulf States and to the lower RioGrande River. Habits.—Very hardy as a captive. It eats chopped fishand meat, and very tender green vegetables that may be thrownupon the water. Large numbers may be seen in the markets,where they are sold as Sliders. THE TEXAS TERRAPINChrysemys texana, (Baur) Shell rather flat; not deeply furrowed. Head of fair size. The original description* reads: Skull small, similar rubriventris. Upper jaw notched in the centre, with arounded tooth on each side, not so prominent as in P. jaw similar to P. rubriventris. * Proc. Am. Philosophical Society. Phila. XXXI, No. 141, page Stands for Psendemys—a generic name proposed for the terrapins. 40 THE REPTILE BOOK PLATE XV. Copyright, 1907. by Doubleday, Page & CompanyYELLOW-BELLIED TERRAPIN, Chrysemys scalra. One of the market terrapins. A full-grown shell is about eleven inches long and characterised by numerous parallel furrows. Found in the coast region—North Carolina to Georgia.
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