4o8 AMPHIBIA EUnOPAEA 



. Tesludo imbricata, L. Schncid. Gm. Pcun. Donntl. Schocpf. Lair. 

 Shaw. Daiul. — Tcstudo caretta , Kuorr. — Chelonia imbricala, 

 Cuv. Schwcigg. Nciuvicd. Gray. Fit/,. Diim. cl B'il>i'. — Chelonia 

 caretta, Teinm. cl Schleg. — Torlue caret, Dutertr. Labiil 

 Firinin. Lacep. Bosc. Cuv. — Torlue tuilce , Daub. — Scaled 

 Tortoise, Grew. — IIa\vk]s bill l\irtle ,Jivo\\'n. Seba, lab. (So. 



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ILibilat ill Occaiio liulico ct in AUantico Ann'ricae , Europaca liloia acciilciilalili r 

 pctcns. 



Genus 3. Thalassochelys. 



.7. Thalassochelys caretta, Nob. (Faun, ital.) Castanco-fusca, subtus 

 ila villa: lesla dilatalula , subelongata ; sculis verlicalilius convexis : 

 pedibus unguibus duolnis. , 



Testudo caretta , L. Schoepf. fig. — Testudo cephalo , Schneid. — 

 Testudo caouana, Bonnat. — Chelonia caouana , Schweigg. — 

 Caretta caouana, Fitz. — Caretta cephalo, Merr. — Caretta 

 atra? Merr. — Chelonia caretta. Gray. — Chelonia virgata , 

 Wagl. f. — Chelonia pelasgorum, Valenc. f. — Chelonia cephalo, 

 Temm. et Schleg. f. — Chelonia oUvacea? Eschscholtz f. — Clie- 

 lonia Dussumieri , Dum. et Bibr. — Thalassochelys caouana, 

 olii'acea , et atra, Fitz. — Testudo corticala, Rond. f. — Tcstudo 

 marina, Gesn. Aldr. Olear. — Testuggine di mare, Cclli. — 

 Caouanc , Labat. Lacep. — Loggerheand Turtle, Catcsb. — 

 Mediterranean Turtle, Brown. 



Mabitat in inari Atlantico , frequcns in Mcditcrranco. 



SiihfamiUa 7. spiiargidika. 



Genus 4- Sphargis. 



4. Sphargis coriacea, Gray (Faun. ital.J Testa subcordata, carinis 

 longitiidinalibus sepiem. 



Jdult. Carinis acutis, serralis; slerno piano. 

 lunior. Carinis tuberculatis ; slerno quinque-carinalo. 



