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forming an obsolete lateral ridge of rather short extent in front 
and behind. Inguinal plate long and narrow, and axillary 
smaller and broad. Plastron large, very elongate-ovoid, or its 
ereatest width but a trifle over half its length, and this point 
at external margins of femorals. Gulars broad, extending for- 
wards opposite front edge of carapace and with uneven edge. 
Humeral large. Thoracic and abdominals larger, broad, and 
latter nearly twice size of former. Femoral larger then hu- 
meral, and anal very broadly triangular, much larger than gulars. 
Plates on both carapace and plastron entirely smooth and with-_ 
out striz. Head rather short, robust, depressed above and below. 
Painted Terrapin. Chrysemys picta (Schneider). (Young.) 
Snout short, deeper and broader than long, and obtuse. Profile 
of snout not sloping back very far. Eye large, high and anterior. 
Mouth curved, and upper jaw shutting outside of lower, with 
median anterior notch on each side to leave a slight denticle. 
Mandible slightly recurved upwards in front, and when viewed 
below broadly triangular so that its length is much less than 
width. Head and neck distensible for a space about % length 
