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Order TESTUDINATA 

 Family PLATYSTERNIDAE 



Genus PLATYSTERNON Gray 



1831. Platystcrnon Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loudon, 1831, p. 106 (monotype 



P. mcgacephalum Gray). 

 1848. Platysterniim Agassiz, Nomencl. Zool. Index UuiA*., 1848, p. 856 



(emendation). 



PLATYSTERNON MEGACEPHALUM Gray 



1831. Platysternon megacephalum Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loudon, 1831, 

 p. 107 (type localit3^ China; type in Brit. Mus. ; J. Reeves, collector) ; 

 111. Indian Zool., vol. 1, 1834 (pi. 62) ; Cat. Shield Kept. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 

 March 8, 1856, p. 49 (China). — Dumeril and Bibron, Erp^t. Gen., vol. 2, 

 1835, p. 344; Atlas, pi. 16, figs. 2-2a (China). 



Emys megacephala Temminck and Schlegel, Fauna Japon., Rept., 1835, 

 p. 49, (not of Holbrook). 



Platysternum megacephalum Guenther, Rept. Brit. India, 1864, p. 43. — 

 SwiNHOE, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1870, p. 409 (Kwangtung and 

 Kwangsi). — Boettger, Offenbach. Ver. Naturk., 24—25 Ber., 1885, p. 135 

 (South China) ; 26-28 Ber., 1888, (p. 107 ) .— Bouxenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. 

 Hist. (ser. 5), vol. 19, June, 1887, p. 461, pis. 16-17 (osteology) Cat. Chel. 

 Brit. Mus., 1889, p. 46 (China; Siam ; Pegu; Burma). — Werner, Abh. 

 Bayer. Akad. Wiss., II Kl., vol. 22, pt. 2, 1903, p. 359 (South China).— 

 SiEBENROcK, Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math. Nat. Kl., vol. 116, sect. 1, 

 Dec. 1907, p. 1742 (Kwangsi and Kwangtung) ; Zool. Jahrb. Suppl., vol. 

 10, pt. 3, 1909, p. 450 (South China to Burma and Pegu).— Stanley, 

 Journ. N. China Asiat. Soc, vol. 45, 1914, p. 24 (Fukien) ; vol. 49, 1918, 

 p. xiv (Foochow, Fukien). 



1870. Platysternon peguense Gray, Suppl. Cat. Shield Rept. Brit. Mus., 

 vol. 1, p. 70 (type locality, Pegu; types in Brit. Mus.; W. Theobald, 

 collector). 



The first specimen (No. 66454) of this interesting snapping turtle 

 ever received by the National Museum, was collected for it at Foo- 

 chow, Fukien by A. de C. Sowerby. It corroborates the occurrence 

 of this species so far north, as first recorded by Mr. Stanley. 



Family TESTUDINIDAE 



OCADIA SINENSIS Gray 



For synonymy see Herpetology of Japan, 1907, p. 489, to which add : 



Ocadia sinensis Siebenrock, Zool. Jahrb. Suppl., vol. 10', pt. 3, 1909, p. 470. 

 Emys sinensis Stanley, Journ. N. China Asiat. Soc, vol. 45, 1914, p. 23 

 (Shanghai; Hangchow ; Soochow ; Fukien). 



A characteristic specimen (No. G5427), a young recently hatched, 

 was collected at Foochow, Fukien, by Sowerby. 



