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 . GREEN TURTLE. Chelonia mydas Esteemed as an article of diet and well known in the markets. Receives its name from the greenish hue of the fat. Large examples weigh 800 pounds. Inhabits all the warmer seas. HAWKS 111 Cl,,l,»ii,i imhr: From this species is thr valnaMe tortoise shell. It is the smallest of the nurme turtles. Found in the warm seas of l>oth hemispheres. Easily reco
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 . GREEN TURTLE. Chelonia mydas Esteemed as an article of diet and well known in the markets. Receives its name from the greenish hue of the fat. Large examples weigh 800 pounds. Inhabits all the warmer seas. HAWKS 111 Cl,,l,»ii,i imhr: From this species is thr valnaMe tortoise shell. It is the smallest of the nurme turtles. Found in the warm seas of l>oth hemispheres. Easily recognised by the overlapping shields The Sea Turtles * swimming it is very graceful and the massive flippers are em-ployed in seal-like fashion. The Family Chelonidce: Composed of two genera, eachcontaining two species. Detailed descriptions follow * THE LOGGERHEAD TURTLE Tbalassochelys caretta, (Linn.) Carapace thick and heavy, covered with large, smoothshields, as is the plastron. Head very large, plated; flippersplated, the front pair usually with two nails. The Loggerhead might possibly be confused with the GreenTurtle, owing to the similarity of the shells, but the larger headof the former, the two nails on the front flipper and the almostuniform hue of the carapace, are strong characteristics. Colouration.—Carapace dull, uniform brown; plastron dullyellow. Dimensions.—The largest
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