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recorded from the Philippine Islands. Three of the species oc- 
curring in the Philippine Islands, Cyclemys dhor, C. amboinensis, 
and Pelochelys cantorii, are widely distributed in southeastern 
Asia and the Malay Archipelago. The fourth land species, Heo- 
semys leytensis, is known only from Leyte. 
TABLE 1.—Distribution of eastern genera of turtles. 
Genus. 
Malay Peninsula, 
Philippines. 
New Guinea. 
Australia 
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mM A 
XXX xX 
xX XXX KX 
LOCAL PHILIPPINE NAMES OF TURTLES 
Antipa (Tagalog) is Pelochelys cantorii. 
Bao (Visayan) is Cyclemys amboinensis and C. dhor. 
Bayuyuco (Tagalog) is Cyclemys amboinensis. 
Cala (Tagalog) is a name applied to marine forms, especially 
Eretmochelys imbricata. 
Pagong (Tagalog) is Cyclemys amboinensis and C. dhor. 
Pauican (Tagalog) is a name applied to marine forms. 
rf ao (Pampanga) is Cyclemys amboinensis. 
Sisican (Visayan) is Eretmochelys imbricata. 
