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TERRAPENE MAJOR (Agassiz) Baur {Cistudo major Agassiz) 

 Large Box Turtle 



Type locality : Mobile, Alabama ; Florida. 



General distribution : Florida, north into Georgia 

 and west into southeastern Texas. 



Alabama records: Mobile, numerous specimens (Lo- 

 ding) . 



Several specimens have been studied in which the char- 

 acters of Terrapene Carolina Carolina and Terrapene ma- 

 jor seem to converge. 



This species is frequently used for food and makes an 

 excellent dish. 



GENUS: MALACLEMYS, Gray. 



MALACLEMYS PILEATA PILEATA (Wied) W. P. Hay 

 {Malacoclemmys paliistris ) 

 Diamond-Back Terrapin 



Type locality : New Orleans, Louisiana. 



General distribution : Coast from mouth of Mississ- 

 ippi River east to Florida. 



Alabama records : Cedar Point, Coden and Bayou la 

 Batre, Mobile County. 



MALACLEMYS PILEATA LITTORALIS (W. P. Hay) 



Stejneger & Barbour 



Diamond-Back Terrapin 



Type locality : Rockport, Texas. 



General distribution : Coast of Texas and outlying 

 islands, and Alabama. 



Alabama records : Cedar Point and Coden, Mobile 

 County. 



The Diamond-Back Terrapins are eagerly sought for 

 by epicures, and bring a high price in northern and 

 eastern markets. 



GENUS: GRAPTEMYS, Agassiz. 



GRAPTEMYS PSEUDOGEOGRAPHICA PSEUDOGEOGRAPH- 



ICA (Gray) Holbrook. {Malacoclemviys lesuetiri) 



Map-Turtle 



Type locality : Wabash River, New Harmony, Indi- 

 ana. 



