920. TESTUDO. 179 
Testudo bellii, Gray, Spieil. Zool. p. 2, pl. iv. fig. 8 (1830). 
Chersina angulata, Gray, Syn. Rept. p. 15, pls. i. & i. (1851), and 
Cat. Tort. p. 11 (1844), and Sh, Rept. i. p. 12 (1855); Strauch, 
Chelon. Stud. p. 49 (1862), and Verth. Schildkr, p. 36 (1865) ; 
Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1873, pl. Lx. fig. 6. 
Carapace elongate, very convex, posterior border not or but feebly 
reverted ; nuchal shield narrow, elongate ; supracaudal single, in- 
curved ; dorsal shields strongly striated concentrically, except in 
old specimens; vertebrals as broad as or broader than costals, 
Plastron large, notched posteriorly ; gular region much produced, 
truncate or rounded anteriorly ; gular shield single, much longer 
than the suture between the humerals; suture between the pec- 
torals short ; suture between the anals as long as, or longer than, 
that between the femorals ; entoplastral bone very small. Head 
moderate; a pair of large prefrontal shields, usually followed by a 
large frontal; beak feebly hooked, bi- or tricuspid; alveolar ridge 
of upper jaw very short and feeble. Scales on the front of the fore 
limb rather small, except a large one on the inner side near the 
elbow, and a series along the outer side. Shell yellow, each dorsal 
shield with a black border and usually a black central spot; plas- 
tron black in the middle, or with some large black blotches. 
Length of shell 19 centim. 
South Africa. 
a. 9, stffd. Cape of Good Hope. R. Brown, Esq. [P.]. 
6, Ad, shell. Cape of Good Hope. R. Brown, Hsq. | P.}. 
ce. 6, stttd. Cape of Good Hope, Dr. J, EH. Gray.[P.]. 
d,e. 9, spir. S. Africa, 
Ag. 2 & her., stffd. S. Africa, 
h,z. Ad. & her.,skels. 8. Africa. 
k,l,m. Ad. & her., shells. 8. Africa. 
41. Testudo yniphora. 
Testudo yniphora, Vaillant, C. RR. Ac. Se. ci. p. 440 (1885), and 
Bull, Soc. Philom. (7) ix. p. 118 (1885). 
Carapace oval, posterior margin reverted and serrated; shields 
concentrically striated; nuchal minute. Gular region of plastron 
much produced as a flat point curving upwards; gular shield single ; 
hind lobe openly emarginate ; pectoral shields very narrow. Fore 
limb with broad imbricate tubercles. Carapace fulvous, areole 
yellow, each shield bordered with brown; each marginal shield 
with a triangular brown spot; plastron uniform yellow. 
Length of shell 388 centim. 
Island north-east of the Comoro group. 
