THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE XVI 



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TROOST'S TERRAPIN, Chrysemys troosli 



One of the larger terrapins sold in the markets under the general title of "Sliders." Among the bigger species of Chrysemys, this is the 



least attractive in colouration 



YOUNG OF THE YELLOW-BELLIED TERRAPIN, Chrysemys scabra 

 The young of the various terrapins are vividly marked. The illustrations are life-size 



