ON THE STATI'S OK CHKLONIA I'EPHKSSA FRY. 



171 



Fig. 41. — a. and b., dorsal and lateral view of headof Clte!u>iiadepressa,Qm-m. (specimen 



N'o. 71. c. and il, s-ime of Chelonia mydas, L. from a specimen of appro.ximately the 



same size as that of C. depy^isa. 



Pr. Fh - pi iif'/i on/a/, Fn.~/ronia/. SO. — supicioiii/ar. Pak.— / aiif /a'. 

 'Vv.wp.—iempiira/. Po. VAR.—po^/-piiric'/ii/. \\\. SH.—>"ti.i-i//iiUy <liealli. 



rliose ot" tlie posteriof half, as long' as or sliylitly longer than 

 bi'oad ; each with the areola situated towai'ds the postei-o-hitei-al 

 hortlei- and pi-odiieed into a sjiiiie. Costal shields in tour 

 pairs; the ai-eohe when present, placed towards tlie innei' and 

 postei'ior borders. \'ertebrals five in number, niueh broader 

 in the younger tlian in the older specimens (fig. 4-i), with 

 the areolfe placed nearer the posterior than tlie anterior 

 border. 



