THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE XIII 



BELL'S TERRAPIN, Chrysemys belli 

 Found west of the Mississippi and the Ohio rivers. Note the characteristic markings on the under shell 



The neck is very long and snake-like. There is a net-work of fine yellow lines on the upper shell This turtle is c 



southeastern portion of the United States. A very large shell is about ten inches long the 



