SHIELD REPTILES. 5 



g. Shell, 11 in., of adult. Anal plates thickened. Sternum rather 

 concave. 

 Madagascar. 55, 10, 16, 154. Presented by the Haslar Hospital. 



c'. ? . Shell of half-grown. 

 Madagascar. Presented by General Hardwicke. 



h. Shell of adult, 12^ in. Sternum slightly concave. Anal notch 

 very broad. 

 Madagascar. 



e. Shell, 6 in., of young. Lost part of shields. 

 Madagascar. 43, 2, 1, 5. 



/. Shell, 4^ in., of young. Lost part of shields. 

 Madagascar. 40, 6, 2, 70. 



**** Stigmochelys. 

 7. Testudo pardalis, Gray, Cat. p. 9 ; Supp. p. 6 ; Append, p. 4. 



a. Animal stuffed. Very old. Central vertebral plates rather con- 



vex. Sternum flat. Caudal plate produced. Length 17 in. J . 

 S. Africa. 54, 5, 4, 2. From the Zoological Society. 



b. Animal stuffed, adult, 12^ in. 

 S. Africa. 



cl. Animal stuffed, adult. 

 S. Africa. 



e. Stuffed animal, half-grown. 

 S. Africa. 51, 7, 9, 10. 



/. Animal stuffed, very young. Areola large, yellow. Lost one 

 vertebral plate. 

 Madagascar. 51, 8, 25, 15. 



g. Stuffed animal, half-grown. Anal shield inflexed. $ . 

 Central Africa. 63, 8, 11, 9. Presented by Capt. Speke. 



h. Shell, adult. Sternum flat. Central vertebral shields elongated. 

 Length 18 in. Caudal plate convex, inflexed. $ . 

 Algoa Bay. 63, 7, 3, 1. Presented by — Dunsterville, Esq. 



b, c. Young shell, without front lobe of sternum. 

 S. Africa. 



I. Young, stuffed, 4 in. 

 S. Africa. 63, 2, 21, 45. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



i. Shell of young. Hinder margin expanded, lobed. 

 South Africa. 62, 6, 27, 1. 



j. Shell of young. Anal shield flattish. 

 S. Africa. 43, 12, 7, 47. 



k. Shell of very young. Areola large, reddish. 

 S. Africa. 43, 11, 10. 



