Table 1 — SUMMARY OF BLOOD MEASUREMENTS OF REPTILES 



The number of species that have been sampled in each family is shown. In the 

 family averages the sample size is the total number of measurements represented, 



laxon 



Hematocrit 

 (percent) 



Hemoglobin 



Oxygen 

 capacity 

 (g/100 ml (ml/100 ml 

 blood) blood) 



Source 



TURTLES 



Chelidae (1 species) 



Chelys fimbviata 



26 



6.4 



Lenfant et al . 1970 



7.0 



Thorson 1968 



Palomeque et al. 1977 



Frair 1977 



Thorson 1968 



Frair 1977 



Frair 1977 



Thorson 1968 



Frair 1977 



Thorson 1968 



7.0 



5.6 



Chelydridae (1 species) 



Chelydva serpentina 

 C, serpentina 



20-22 



28 



24 



24-27 

 35 

 24 



31 



8.1 



8.4 



11.2 



5.6 



11.1 

 5.7 

 8.9 



9.5-10, 



2.8-10.6 

 4.4-13.3 



5.6 

 3.8-4.1 



14.9 



Southworth & Redfield 1926 

 Coin & Jackson 1965 

 Goin & Jackson 1965 

 Gaumer & Goodnight 1957 

 Pavne & Burke 1964 



Horton et al. 1972 



Pough 1976 



Wilson 1939 



Gaumer & Goodnight 1957 



Sheeler & Barber 1964 



Goin & Jackson 1965 



Frankel et al. 1966 



