THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE XXVI 



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EGGS OF TRIOXYX SPIXIFER 



Owing to their spherical form, the eggs are much like 



those of the snapping turtles 



HEAD OF TRIONYX SPIN1FER 



The fleshy lips cover keen-edged and strong 



mandibles 





FRONT OF CARAPACE SPINY SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE, Trionyx spinifer 

 The spiny tubercles are only present on old specimens 



% , YOUNG OF THE SOUTHERN SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE, Trionyx ferox 

 The bright markings on the shell disappear with age in fact, after the creature is a year old 



