. Synopsis reptilium : or short descriptions of the species of reptiles. Part I., Cataphracta. Tortoises, crocodiles, and enaliosaurians . iis, cauda longa. Emys Sigritzii. Michaux, MSS.(v. Mus. Leyd. Mus. Brit.) Habit, in Europa AustraU? (v. v. Hort. Bell, nost. et Brit., &c.) A common species, of which I have seen more than twentyliving. The adult shell has a rounded keelless back, of adirty green colour, and covered with irregular lurid blackishspots. The young shell has three, more or less distinctlyelevated, equi-distant, irregular, tubercular, and crumpledkeels ; the head is olive
. Synopsis reptilium : or short descriptions of the species of reptiles. Part I., Cataphracta. Tortoises, crocodiles, and enaliosaurians . iis, cauda longa. Emys Sigritzii. Michaux, MSS.(v. Mus. Leyd. Mus. Brit.) Habit, in Europa AustraU? (v. v. Hort. Bell, nost. et Brit., &c.) A common species, of which I have seen more than twentyliving. The adult shell has a rounded keelless back, of adirty green colour, and covered with irregular lurid blackishspots. The young shell has three, more or less distinctlyelevated, equi-distant, irregular, tubercular, and crumpledkeels ; the head is olive, and the cheeks, neck, and feet markedwith black-edged orange lines. C. Testa margine integro, sterni lateribusrotundatis. OrbisNovse Incolse. 12. Emys scahra. {Rough Terrapin.)—^Testa ovato ob-longa plana acute carinata, scutellis ( luteo nigroque va-riegatis (Schw.) in juniori aetate albidis ; capite lineis su-perciliaribus luteis, postice furcatis. Test, scahra, Lin. Lacep. t. 8, f. 2. (v. Mus. Par.) M. t. 6, f. 2. T. verrucosa, Walb. Test, orbicularis Test. Amboinensis, Lin. e. Seba, i. t. 6, f. ] 2. Emys.
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