. Catalogue of the chelonians, rhynchocephalians, and crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History). New ed. By George Albert Boulenger. Chelonia (Genus); Crocodiles; Rhynchocephalia. 12. EMTB. Ill 12. EMYS. Emvs, part., Dumir. Zool. Anal. p. 7G (1806); Men-em, Tent. p. 22 (1820); Waffkr, Syst. Amph. p. 138 (1830) ; Stratich, Chelon. Stud. p. 27 (18G2> Ernys, Flemiw/, Phil. Zool. ii. p. 270 (1822); Bonap. Osserv. s. sec. Ed. d. IL A. p. 1G4 (1830); Agassiz, Contr. Nat. Hist. U. S. i. p. 441 (1857), Terrapene, part., Bell, Zool. Joum. ii. p. 308 (1825). Cistudo, part., Grai/, Si/n. Itep


. Catalogue of the chelonians, rhynchocephalians, and crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History). New ed. By George Albert Boulenger. Chelonia (Genus); Crocodiles; Rhynchocephalia. 12. EMTB. Ill 12. EMYS. Emvs, part., Dumir. Zool. Anal. p. 7G (1806); Men-em, Tent. p. 22 (1820); Waffkr, Syst. Amph. p. 138 (1830) ; Stratich, Chelon. Stud. p. 27 (18G2> Ernys, Flemiw/, Phil. Zool. ii. p. 270 (1822); Bonap. Osserv. s. sec. Ed. d. IL A. p. 1G4 (1830); Agassiz, Contr. Nat. Hist. U. S. i. p. 441 (1857), Terrapene, part., Bell, Zool. Joum. ii. p. 308 (1825). Cistudo, part., Grai/, Si/n. Itept. p. 17 (1831); Dum. c^'- Biljr. ii. p. 207 (1835) ; 6-Vfly, Cat. Tort. p. 29 (1844). Lutreinys, Grot/, Cat. Tort. p. 31, and Cat. Sh. Rept. i. p. 40(1855), ami Suppl. p. 22 (1870). Eniydoidea, Gray, Suppl. p. 19. Neural plates hexagonal, short-sided in front. Plastron united to carapace by ligament, and more or less distinctly divided, in the adult, into two lobes movable upon a ligamentous hinge between Fis. Shell of Ernys orbicularis. the hyo- and hyposternals, both of which bones contribute to the formation of the bridge ; entoplastron intersected by the humero-. 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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