The Rkptile Book 



Plate X.WT 



r.Gi.s ' 'I- n<ii 



<.>wing to iheir spherical form, the eggs are much like 

 those of the snapping turtles 



\i' ' 'i I I'll i^^"\ sriM! lii^ 

 ihe deshy lips cover keen-edged and strong 

 mandibles 



FRUNT Vh' CARAPACE— SPIXV SOFT-SHKLLKD TCRrLE. Trionyx sl>iiii/cr 

 The spiny tubercles are only present on old specimens 



YOrXG OF THE SOUTHERN SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE, Triotiyx fcrox 

 The bright markings on the shell disappear with age — in fact, after the creature is a year old 



