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dorsata, Schoepf, Schw. n. 3. Cuv. Os. Fos. v. t. 12, f. 45, 

 Anat. Emijs dorsal is, Spix. t. 9, f. I, 2. 



Habitat in America Meridionali. 



I have only seen a young specimen. Spix's figure is 

 also from a young specimen , it only dift'ers from the spe- 

 cimen next described in the spot on the side of the occiput 

 not being joined to the superciliary band. He describes the 

 legs as yellow, black-lined. 



13. Emys punctularia, [Dotted Terrapin.) — Testa ob- 

 longa convexa fusca obscure carinata, scutellis margine ni- 

 grescente circumdatis, vertebralibus complanatis costalibus 

 declivibus nuchali brevissimo angusto ; occipite nasoque ma- 

 culis duabus, superciliisque lineis aurantiis ornatis, coUo 

 nigricante luteo maculato. 



Testudo punctularia, Daud. (v. Mus. Par.) Emys piinc- 

 tularia, Schw. n. 19. 



Habitat in America Meridionah. Cayenne. Richard, (Mus. 

 D. Bell, V. V.) 



The tail is short and the head is blackish, with an orange 

 spot over each nostril, a band over each eye-brow, and a 

 large spot on each side the occiput. 



14. Emys marmorea. {Marbled Terrapin) — Testa ovata 

 depressa virescenti flavo nigroque variegata, scutellis flavo- 

 mareinatis, nuchali subbrevi tetrao;ono ; animal olivaceo brun- 

 neoque virescens subtus flavicans, capite lineolis fiavis in- 

 signi, Cauda longa tenui. 



Emys marmorea, Spix t. 10. 



Habitat in Brasilia. Length of shell 4| — breadth, 3-i 

 inches. 



Caup has referred this species to Emys picta, but neither 

 the figure nor description agrees with that species. As 

 I have not seen it, I have given the essential parts of M. 

 Spix's description. The figure is most like Emys decussata. 

 but the shields are smooth. 



1 5. Emys Muhlenhergi, {Muhlenberg's Terrapin.) — Testa 

 ovali-oblonga humili obscure carinata, lateribus contractis, 

 scutellis leviter sulcatis castaneis luteo variegatis, nuchali 

 lineari ; capite nigrescente occipite maculis 2 fulvis ornato. 



Testudo Muhlenbergii, Schoepf, t. 31. Einys Muhlen- 

 bergii, Schw. n. 30. Emys bipunctata, Say, Jour. A.N. S. P. 

 Emys fusra, Lesuenr Mss. (v. Mus. Par.) 



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