REPTILIA. 
CHELONIA. ATHECAE. 
1. Dermochelys coriacea, Linnaeus. 
lhe leather turtle. 
Tesiudo coriacca, Linnaeus. 
Sphargis coriacea, Linnaeus, Holbrook. 
Length 6 to 8 feet. General color of head and upper parts 
dull blackish brown, extremities obsoletely spotted with gray- 
ish. The under parts marbled with blackish on a yellowish or 
soiled whitish ground. Carapace smooth, polished, leathery in 
appearance, its surface divided into separate, oblong furrows, 
by seven equidistant, longitudinal ridges. Plastron smooth. 
Anterior feet smooth, elongated, ending in blunt point, and 
twice the length of posterior pair. 
Marine. 
Several years ago a specimen was taken near Newport. 
THECOPHORA. 

2. Chelydra serpentina, Linnaeus. 
Snapping turtle; Snake tortoise. 
Testudo serpentina, Linnaeus, Daudin, Leconte. 
Chelonura serpentina, Say, Holbrook, Kirtland, DeKay. 
Emwys serpentina, Gray, Merreii. 
Emysaurus serpentina, Storer, Dumeritl and Bibron. 
Chelydra serpentina, Gray, Cope, Allen, Jordan. 
Length 2 to 4 feet. Color above olivaceous or dirty brown; 
under parts yellow which becomes dull with age; color fre- 
quently obscured by adhering mud and algae. Head large, 
eyes set close together, jaws hooked. Neck long, skin of neck 
studded with warty prominences. Carapace oval in contour, 
with a dorsal ridge and three dentate processes on posterior 
edge. Legs robust and covered with scales. 
Ponds and muddy streams; occasionally met with at a dis- 
tance from the water. 
Occurs generally about the state. 
R. W. P. Coll., three specimens and eggs. 
3. Cinosternum odoratum, Latreille. 
Mud turtle; Musk turtle; Stink pot. 
Testudo odorata, Latreille, Daudin, Leconte. 
Cistudo odorata, Say. 
Emys odorata, Schweigger, Harlan, Kirtland. 
Kinosternon odorata, Gray, Leconte. 
Ozotheca odorata, et tristycha, Agassiz. 
Aromoachelvs odoratus, Cope, Jordan. 
