THF RF.PTILE BOOK 



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PLATE II 



TRUNK TURTLE, Sphargis coriacea 



Largest of the marine turtles. It attains a weight of 1,003 pjun Is. The shelj is covereJ witli a leathery integument 

 Occurs sparingly in all tropical and semi-tropical seas 



LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, Thalassochelys caretta 



Sometimes confused with the Green Turtle, hut distinguished by the proportionately much larger head. Its flesh is cf considerable 

 less value than that of the other species. Found in all of the warmer seas 



