CONTENTS 



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Introduction. 



Itinerary and gazetteer of localities for the Walter Rathbone Bacon 



Expedition, 1938-1941 4 



Class Reptilia ^^ 



Subclass Anapsida 



Order Testudines ^2 



Suborder Atheca 1^ 



Family Dermochelyidae 13 



Genus Dermochelys 13 



Suborder Carettoidea. 14 



Family Cheloniidae 1'^ 



Genus Lepidochelys 14^ 



Genus Caretta IS 



Genus Eretmochelys 16 



Genus Chelonia 1"^ 



Suborder Trionychoidea 1^ 



Family Trionycbidae 18 



Genus Amyda 18 



Suborder Cryptodira 18 



Family Dermatemyidae 19 



Genus Dermatemys 19 



Family Chelydridae 20 



Genus Chelydra 20 



Family Kinosternidae 21 



Genus Kinosternon 21 



Genus Claudius 26 



Genus Staurotypus 27 



Family Testudinidae 27 



Genus Gopherus 28 



Family Emyidae 28 



Genus Geoemyda 29 



Genus Pseudemys 31 



Genus Chrysemys 33 



Genus Terrapene 34 



Genus Malaclemys 36 



Genus Clemmys 37 



Subclass Lepidosauria 37 



Order Squamata.. ^' 



Suborder Amphisbaenia 37 



Family Bipedidae 37 



Genus Bipes 38 



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