THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE XVI 



TROOST'S TERRAPIN, Chrysemys Iroosti 



One of the larger terrapins sold in the markets under the general title of ' 'Sliders." Among the bigger species of Chrysemys, this is the 



least attractive in colouration 



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YOUNG OF THE YELLOW-BELLIED TERRAPIN 1 , Chrysemys scabra 

 The young of the various terrapins are vividly marked. The illustrations are life-size 



