THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE XII 



Copyright, 1907, by Doubleday. Page & Company 

 EASTERN PAINTED TURTLE, Chrysemys picta. 

 A familiar terrapin of eastern North America. The bright markings alone are sufficient for identification. 



Copyright, 1907, by Doublcday, Page tit Company 

 WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE, Chrysemys marginata. 



Distinguished from the preceding species by the narrower yellow margins on the shields of the upper shell and an elongate 



black patch on the plastron. Found in the Central States. 



