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 . er-back Turtle is the largest ofliving chelonians. Following are the measurements of a fineexample received at the American Museum of Natural History;it was harpooned, while floundering, in a benumbed condition,off the beach of New London, Connecticut: Total length, snout to end of tail 6 feet Length of Carapace 5 i inch Width of Carapace 3 i Width of Front Flipper i 2 Stretch of Front Flippers, tip to t
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 . er-back Turtle is the largest ofliving chelonians. Following are the measurements of a fineexample received at the American Museum of Natural History;it was harpooned, while floundering, in a benumbed condition,off the beach of New London, Connecticut: Total length, snout to end of tail 6 feet Length of Carapace 5 i inch Width of Carapace 3 i Width of Front Flipper i 2 Stretch of Front Flippers, tip to tip 9 Diameter of Head 10 Weight 715 pounds. Distribution.—Generally distributed in tropical and semi-tropical seas, but nowhere common; an accidental wandererto the temperate coasts. Habits.—Approaching the beaches only to deposit its eggs,this sea giant does not seem to differ in its habits from the othermarine turtles. It apparently subsists upon sea-weeds, crus-taceans, molluscs, and fishes—if it is able to catch the explains that it breeds every year, in the spring, onthe Tortugas, the Bahamas and along the Brazilian coast. In 6 THE REPTILE BOOK r PLATE II V «. TRUNK TURTLE, Sphargis coriacea Largest of the marine turtles. It attains a weight of 1,003 pounds. The shell is covered with a leathery integument Occurs sparingly in all tropical and semi-tropical seas 1
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