16 Catalogue of Reptiles, 



h. sliell of adult. Has one additional costal. 

 c, young stuffed, strongly keeled. 



This is the common turtle along the east coast of the Bay. Few 

 Europeans have any idea but that it is the true edible turtle, and in 

 their innocence glory in soup made from it. It is carnivorous, and its 

 flesh so indifferent that even the Burmese do not greatly care for it. 

 The flesh of Sphargis, according to Tickell, is equally coarse. 



CHELOXTA, Fleming. 



(Costal iilates eight.^ 



37. C. VTRGATA, Schweigg. Bay of Bengal. 



a. stuffed, 50.5 inches. 

 h. semi -adult ditto. 



c. young ditto. 



d. upper shell only. 



This is the true edible turtle. It is herbivorous, and may be dis- 

 tinguished from the logger-head by having only thirteen plates on the 

 back, whilst the logger-head has fifteen, or one pair more of costals. 

 Calcutta specimens are mostly brought from the straits. 



OEDEE, EMYDOSAUEI. 



FAMILY CROCODILID^. 



CROCODILUS, CuviER. 



(a, Nuchal shields, small.) 



1. G. POROSUS, Schneid. 



C. hiporcatus, Cuv. 



a. stuffed adult. Head, 16.5. Body, 43.8 



Tail, 63.0 = 123.3 inches. Forehead, 4.4 broad. 

 Cervical scutes, 5.7 across. Two small nuchal shields. 



h. smaller stuffed. 



h. h. smaller ditto. Four small nuchal shields. 

 Head, 7.5. Body, 16.6. Tail, 25.2. = 49.3. 



c. young stuffed. Malacca. Mr. Foster. 



d. young in spirit. Penang. 



e. ditto ditto. 



/. skull of adult, 23 inches. 

 g. ditto young, 14 inrhcs, (injured.) 

 Dorsal bcutes in eight rows. 



