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Testudo imbricata, L. Schneid. Gm. Penn. Donnd. Schoepf. Latr. 

 Shaw. Daud. — Testudo caretta , Knorr. — Chelonia imbricata , 

 Cuv. Schweigg. Neuwied. Gray. Fitz. Dum. et Bibr. — Chelonia 

 caretla, Temm. et Schleg. — Tortue caret, Dutertr. Labat. 

 Firmin. Lacep. Bosc. Cuv. — Tortue tuilee , Daub. — Scaled 

 Torloise , Grew. — Hawk's bill Turtle , Brown. Seba, tab. 80. 



% 9- 



Habitat in Oceano Indico et in Atlantico Aroericae , Europaea litora accidentaliter 

 pctcns. 



Genus 3. Thalassochelys. 



3. Thalassochelys carctta, Nob. (Faun. ital.) Castaneo-fusca, subtus 

 flavida: testa dilatatula, subelongata ; scutis verlicalibus convexis : 

 pedibus unguibus duobns. 



Testudo caretta , L. Schoepf. fig. — Testudo cephalo , Schneid. — 

 Testudo caouana, Bonnat. — Chelonia caouana , Schweigg. — 

 Caretta caouana, Fitz. — Caretta cephalo , Merr. — Caretta 

 atra? Merr. — Chelonia caretta, Gray. — Chelonia virgata, 

 Wagl. f. — Chelonia pelasgorum, Valenc. f. — Chelonia cephalo, 

 Temm. et Schleg. f. — Chelonia olivacea? Eschscholtz f. — Che- 

 lonia. Dussumieri , Dum. et Bibr. — Thalassocheljs caouana, 

 olivacea, et atra, Fitz. — Testudo corticata, Rond. f. — Testudo 

 marina , Gesn. Aldr. Olear. — Testuggine di mare , Cetti. — 

 Caouane , Labat. Lacep. — Loggerheand Turtle , Catesb. — 

 Mediterranean Turtle , Brown. 



Habitat in mari Atlautico , frequens in Meditcrranco. 



Subfamilia 7. sphargidina. 

 Genus 4- Sphargis. 



4. Sphargis coriacea, Gray (Faun. ital.J Testa subcordata, carinis 



longitudinalibus septem. 



Adult. Carinis acutis, serratis; sterno plano. 

 Junior. Carinis tuberculatis; sterno quinque-carinato. 



