420 Mr. Bell on three new species of Land Tortoises, 



Tentoria. T. scutis dorsaiibus conicis^ acutis^ tiigriSy luteo 

 radiatis ; scuto marginuli antico impari. 



Habitat in Africa ? Mus. nostr. 

 Tab. Suppi. XXIV. 



Description. Shell subglobose. Scuta sulcated, black, radiated 

 %vith yellow lines which encrease in breadth towards the circum- 

 ference ; areolas extremely small, yellow. Dorsal scuta conical, 

 much elevated, acuminated at the apex. Marginal scuta xxiv, 

 viz.: eleven pairs, and an anteriour and posteriour single one. 

 The anteriour extremely small, short, and turned up at the point ; 

 the first pair very thick, projecting, bent downwards at the points : 

 the lateral thick, convex, and solid, with the points all turned 

 backwards : the posteriour single plate projecting and angular. 

 Sternum narrowed behind, with a deep acute emargination ; deep 

 uniform brown in the middle through the whole length, and pure 

 light yellow at the sides. In the only specimen which I possess, 

 the anteriour lobe of the sternum is wanting. 



Dimensions of the shell. 



in. lin. 

 Length . . . . 4:3 

 Breadth ....3:3 

 Height : . . . 8:6 



Circumference . , 9:4 



Pardalis, T, testa Jlavescente^ nigro maculatb, ; scutorum 

 costalium areolis prope marginem superiorem positis ; scuto 

 marginali antico impari nullo. 



Habitat, in Promont. Bonae Spei. Mus. nostr. 

 Tab. Suppl. XXV. 



Description. Head elongate, of an uniform dull brown colour, 

 which also pervades the neck, feet, and tail, but with occasional! 

 shades of dirty yellow. Neck very long. Feet robust, furnished j 

 with strong conical and triangular scales, which protect the an-i 

 teriour and inferfour parts of the fore feet, and the posteriour and] 



