THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE XXVI 



EGGS OF TRIONYX SPINIFER 



Owing to their spherical form, the eggs are much like 

 those of the snapping turtles 



HEAD OF TRIONYX SPINIFER 



The fleshy lips cover keen-edged and strong 



mandibles 



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FRONT OF CARAPACE SPINY SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE, Trionyx spinifer 

 The spiny tubercles are only present on old specimens 



YOUNG OF THE SOUTHERN SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE, Trionyx ferox 

 The bright markings on the shell disappear with age in fact, after the creature is a year old 



