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Mouth rather large, inferior, edge of upper jaw closing over 
lower, and when viewed in front with a distinct notch. Surfaces 
of jaws a little convex. Mandible slightly turned up at sym- 
physis, and when viewed from below its length about 4% of its 
width. Head and neck distensible for space beyond carapace 
about 7% length of latter. On neck skin rather finely wrinkled 
with minute scales, and forming a fold over retracted head. 
Legs, feet and tail covered with well-developed scales, those 
on front of fore limbs large. Large scales also on front of 
femur and posterior tibial region. Scales on palms and soles 
all small. At bases of fingers and toes above scales especially 
enlarged. ‘Tail well scaled, in 2 series below. Limbs moderately 
strong, anterior a little larger, and with 5 well-developed slender 
curved claws. Hind limbs with but 4 claws on inner toes, outer 
obsolete. ‘Tail elongately conic and tapering to a slender tip. 
Color in alcohol dark brownish to dusky on carapace, or with 
more or less blackish tints. Each plate of plastron black with 
narrow dull chestnut margins, and median suture with a broad 
yellowish-brown longitudinal streak which also bifurcates more 
or less and passes somewhat narrowly on most all transverse 
sutures. Under surface of marginal plates of carapace blackish 
with brownish sutures. Head blackish above. A short indis- 
tinct yellow line extends from snout to eye. Jaws brownish. 
Top of head with several yellow spots and a bright large orange 
blotch on each side of head posteriorly above. Neck dark brown 
above, paler below, and below brownish with dusky mottlings. 
Feet dusky or blackish above, brownish below marked with pale 
dusky. ‘Tail blackish. Iris brownish. Length about 4% inches. 
Medford, Burlington County. May 20th, 1905. Witmer Stone. 
Color of the above in life with carapace livid blackish, and 
darker or paler mottlings very obscure or diffuse. Plastron 
opaque blackish except narrow median streak which is pinkish, 
though lamine on thorax become more or less ruddy or -pink- 
ish tinted. Head and feet blackish with more or less dusky- 
crimson below. A dark crimson-tinted streak extends down 
dorsal region of tail. Upper surface of head with deep drab 
lines, one immediately supraocular and along side of snout above. 
16 MU 
