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Harbel: This is the name of the Firestone Plantation, which covers an area of 

 approximately 25 square miles. It was the expedition's headquarters from 

 March 10 to July 17, 1940. 



Mombo: May 13 and 28, 1940. 



Beputa: Also spelled Wreputa. June 21-26, 1940. 



Zorzor: A mission station on the frontier of French Guinea about two days' 

 march, 1. e., approximately 40 miles northwest of Bellyella. The locality 

 was not visited by members of the expedition, and the only specimens — 

 tortoises — from this locality were sent in by the missionaries. 



TORTOISES 



KINIXYS HOMEANA Bell 



1827. Kinixys Homeana Bell, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 1.5, p. 400, pi. 17, 

 fig. 2 (West Africa), 



4 $ $,Z 5 5 (U.S.N.M. Nos. 109685, 109689-90, 109692-3, 109698-9), Zorzor 



A nuchal shield, except in U.S.N.M. No. 109698, which is also 

 aberrant in possessing 21 marginals (all the rest have 22) and 5 

 (right) or Y (left) costals (all the rest have 4) ; fifth vertebral 

 descending abruptly in all. 



Males, characterized by longer tail and concave plastron, have a 

 gular suture, "vvhich is included in the total lenglh of plastron 61/^-6% 

 {7-1^2 ii^ females) times, and an abdominal suture l%-2 (1% in 

 females) times as long as the pectoral suture. Shell of largest $ 

 XU.S.N.M. No. 109689) measures 195 mm. over all; largest $ 

 (U.S.N.M. No. 109685) measures 223 mm. 



KINIXYS EROSA (Schweigger) 



1802. Testudo Denticulata Shaw (not of Linnaeus), General zoology, vol. 3, 

 pt. 1, p. 59, pi. 13 ("Supposed to be a native of North America"). 



1814. Testudo erosa Schweigger, Prodromi monographiae Cheloniorum, p. 52 

 ("America septentriouali (Shaw)"). 



2 $ $, Q $ 2 (U.S.N.M. Nos. 109687-8, 109691, 109694-7), Zorzor 



No nuchal shield; 22 marginals, except in U.S.N.M. No. 109696 

 which has 24; costals 4; fifth vertebral descending obliquely in all. 



Males, characterized by longer tail and concave plastron, have a 

 gular suture which is included in the total length of plastron 51/^-534 

 (6%-7i4 in females) times, and an abdominal suture 21^-314 (2-3 in 

 females) times as long as the pectoral suture. Shell of largest $ 

 (U.S.N.M. No. 109688) measures 260 mm. over all; largest ? 

 (U.S.N.M. No. 109687) measures 242 mm. 



