10 REPTILES. 



a. Sternum flat, black, 5 inches. S. Europe. Presented by J. E. 



Gray, Esq. 



b. Sternum rather concave, black, 4£ inches. S. Europe. Pre- 



sented by Gen. Th. Hardwicke. 



c. Vertebral shields convex, sternum black, 5 inches. S. Europe. 



Presented by Gen. Th. Hardwicke. 



d. Sternum black varied, 6 inches. 



e. Sternum black varied, b\ inches. S. Europe. 



/. Sternum black varied, 7 inches. Some of the marginal plates 



wanting. S. Europe. 

 g. Shell only, b\ inches. S. Europe. 

 h Shell only, 5 inches. S. Europe. Presented by J. E. Gray, 



Esq. Testudo Mauritian a, Dum. Sr Bib. E. G. ii. 44. 

 i. Shell only, 1\ inches. S.Europe. Presented byGen.Th. 



Hardwicke. 

 j. Shell only, young, 2\ inches. S. Europe. Presented by Gen. 



Th. Hardwicke. 

 k. In spirits, 4 inches. S. Europe. Presented by J. E. Gray, Esq. 

 /. In spirits, young, 2^. S. Europe. Presented by J. E. Gray, Esq. 



2. Homopus, Dum. Sr Bib. 



Shell depressed, solid. Sternum solid, hinder lobe sometimes 

 mobile, sternal shields 12, gular plates separate. Claws 4-4. 



The Areolated Tortoise. Homopus areolatus, Dum. 8r 

 Bib. E. Gen. ii. 146, t. 15, f. 2, 3. Testudo areolata, Thumb. N. A. 

 Sued. viii. 180. Gray, Syn. 13. Bell, Test. t. 1,2. Seba, i. t. 80, 

 /. 61. Sckoepf. t. 23. Chersina tetradactyla, Lesson, Bull. Sci. 

 xxv. 1 19. Merrem, Test. 43. T. fasciata, Daud. R. ii. 294. T. 

 pusilla, Daud. R. ii. 299. T. Juvencella, Daud. R. Le vermil- 

 lion, Lacep. Q. O. p. 166. 



Shell oblong, depressed, bent up on the sides ; shields convex 

 grooved yellow ; sutures deep, areola sunk fulvous ; nuchal shield 

 slender ; animal pale brown ; legs largely scaly. 



a. Not good state, 3 inches. Cape of Good Hope. Presented 



by R. Brown, Esq. 



b. Shell only, 3f inches. Presented by J. E. Gray, Esq. 



c. Animal and shell, 3^ inches. From the South African Museum. 



The Speckled Tortoise. Homopus signatus, Dum. jr Bib. 

 E. Gen. ii. 182. Testudo signata, Walb. Chel. 71, 120. Schoepf. 

 120, t. 28, /. 2. Gray, Syn. 13. Bell. Test. t. . T. denticulata, 

 var. Gmel. S. N. i. 1045. T. cafra. Daud. Rept. ii. 291. T. par- 

 dalis, Jun. Schlegel, F. Japon. 73. 



Shell oblong, uniformly inclined on the sides ; shield flattish, 

 yellow, black-lined or dotted, areola blackish, sunk. 



a. In spirits, young. S. Africa. 



b. Dry, very young. Isle of France ? 



