TOETOISES, TERRAPINS, AND TURTLES. 9 



24. EMYS DECTJSSATA, Bell. 

 Tab. XXXIX. & XL. 



Pseuclemys decussata. Gray, Cat. Sh. Rept. Suppl. p. 47. 



Hab. North America. 



Mr. BeU says that " This is the species most commonly brought alive to this country. They are 

 voracious, like their congeners, tearing in pieces and greedily devouring meat, frogs, smaU fish, or 

 any other food of this kind. On being teazed, they snap at any object held near them with considerable 

 quickness and force." 



25. EMYS SERRATA, Daudm. 

 Tab. XLL 

 Trachemys scrix>ta, Gray, Cat. Sh. Rept. Suppl. p. 48. 

 Hab. North America. 



According to Dr. Holbrook this Terrapin lives in ponds and pools of stagnant water, in the 

 neighboui'hood of which they hibernate. During the spring and summer seasons they are seen by 

 hundreds basking in the sun, apparently asleep. They rest on the margins of the pond, or on some 

 little islet, or on the trunks of fallen trees, from which, when disturbed, they plunge suddenly into the 

 water and disappear. They live chiefly on such smaU repliles as they can seize and devour ; when in 

 confinement, however, they will eat vegetable substances, of which the purslain {Fortulaca oleracea) 

 appears to be then* favourite food. 



" The range of this animal is very limited, reaching only from Virginia to Georgia. In the 

 neighboui'hood of Charleston they are very abundant, and are brought to market in great numbers ; 

 theii- flesh is considered good, but it is by no means as delicate as the Emys terrapm or the Emys 

 reticulata." 



26. EMYS RTJGOSA, Bell. 



Tab. XLII. & XLIII. 

 Trachemys rugosa, Gray, Cat. Sh. Rept. Suppl. p. 48. 

 Hab. Tropical America ; Cuba. 



27. EMYS ORNATA, Bell. 

 Tab. XLIV. (very young.) 



CalUcJielys ornata. Gray, Cat. Sh. Rept. Suppl. p. 48. 

 Hab. Central America ; Guatemala. 



