Malay a a Peninsula and Islands. 13 



Chelonia imbricata, (Linne'.) 



Syn. — L;i Tortue Caret, Dutertre. 

 Scaled Tortoise, Grew. 



Caret, Labat, Fermin, Lace])., Bosc, Cuvier. 

 Testuilo marina americana, Seba. 

 Hawksbill Turtle, Brown, Catesby. 



"Gmelin. 

 Pennant. 

 Donnd. 



Testudo imbricata, Linne, apud^ T C /°^n ' 



Scbneider. 

 Shaw. 

 _Daudin. 

 Testudo caretta, Knorr. 

 La Tuilee, Daubenton. 



Caretta imbricata, Merrem, apud Gray : Catal. 

 Chelonia multiscutala, Kuhl ? 



f Prince Maxim. 



Chelonia imbricata, Schweig-J ^, *', -, , Tt -, 



i ' fo <^ Dumeril and Bibron. 



° ' * | Prince Musignano. 



[_Bell. 



Chelonee faux caret, Lesson. 



Chelonia caretta, Temminck, and Schlegel. 



" Kura-kura" of the Malays of Pinang. 



Head brown, scales edged ov rayed with yellow ; shell yellow, marbled 

 or rayed with rich brown ; sternum yellowish white. In the young the 

 areola of the sternal shields black. 



Habit. — Malayan Seas. 



Atlantic and Indian Ocean. 

 The largest individual observed was of the following dimensions : 



Length of the head, feet 4f inch. 



Ditto ditto neck, 3± 



Ditto ditto shell, 1 7 



Ditto ditto tail, 2| 



Sub. Gen. Caouance, (Caouanes,) Bum. and Bibr. 



Discal shields 15, not imbricate j jaws at the extremity slightly 

 recurved. 



Chelonia olivacea, Eschscholtz : Atlas. 



Syn. — Chelonia caouana, Var. B. Gray. 



Chelonia dussumierii, Dum. and Bibr. 

 Caouana olivacea, Gray : Catal. 



