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est, last smallest. Nuchal very narrow. Marginals 12 on 

 each side, supracaudals being distinct. Plastron large, extend- 

 ing forward about as far as carapace, weakly notched poster- 

 iorly, truncate or rounded anteriorly. Gular plates smallest, 

 triangular. Pectorals very much smaller than abdominals; 

 latter longest, and with longest median suture. Axillary 

 and inguinal plates well-developed, inguinal wedged in be- 

 tween abdominal and marginals. Head moderately large, 

 covered above and laterally, except sometimes on temples, 

 with smooth skin. Upper jaw not hooked, sometimes notch- 

 ed at symphysis. Skin of neck and gular regions granular or 

 tubercular. Limbs covered with scales, anterior with five, 

 posterior with four, digits webbed to bases of long claws. 

 Tail moderately long or short. 



The carapace is indefinitely marbled above with olive, 

 yellow, and dark brown. Near the middle of each costal 

 plate is a vertical bar of yellow, while a narrow or indistinct 

 yellow line runs along near the anterior margin of each 

 costal plate. In front of each of these yellow markings is 

 a large vertical blotch of dark brown. The vertebrals show 

 traces of yellow longitudinal lines near their lateral edges. 

 The edge of the carapace is yellowj from it yellow bars run 

 up on the middle of the marginal plates. Between these 

 yellow bars are dark brown or black ocelli with indefinite 

 yellow concentric lines. The lower surfaces of the marginals 

 are blotched with dark brown. The plastron is yellow, often 

 heavily blotched with dark brown. The head and limbs are 

 grayish or brownish olive, with numerous longitudinal yellow 

 lines. There is a large, elongate, yellow or orange blotch 

 behind the eye. 



The colors of a living specimen were as follows: Large 

 postocular blotch, scarlet-vermillion or flame scarlet; lines 

 on side of head greenish white; eye Paris green with black 

 cross-bar; costal and marginal markings chrome yellow and 



