THE Kti'TiLK HOOK 



i'LATE XVIIT 



GEOGRAPHIC TERRAPIN, Malacodemmys gcographica 



An abundant species in the Oh'" and the Mississinni vall^vs. The females are much the largest, having a shell about 10 inches Ion ; 

 . Th s tcrrap.n is often sold in the eastern market ; under the tit e of ''Slider" 



LESUEUR'S TERRAPIN, Malacodemmys lesueurii 



By the high, serrated back, the peculiar head markings, and the absence of a reticulated pattern, this soecies is distinguished from the 

 Geographic Terrapin. Common in the Mississippi Vail''. 



