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PLATE VII 



ALLI< \PPIXG TURTLE. Matrochelys lactrtina 



napping turtle by the absence of broad plates under the tail. th<- yellowish colour, and much larger 

 * a weight of 140 pounds. Inhabits rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico 



HEV ! GATOR TURTLE, 1/aerockriy* la<,r 



The jw of a krfr pednm> could readily amputate a man's band or foot 



