TOT REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE XXVII 



SOUTH KRN SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE. Trionyx jerox 



hi the rivcr^ of Florida this species attains a weight of 30 pounds. A big specimen is dangerous to handle, as the head darts at an 

 offending object with the quickness of a serjient's stroke 



I IH> II k U.K. Trionyx mulicui 



Mature example* are uniform pk brown or olivr. whirh hue admirably matches the muddv river-bottom and aids the 



mature in obtaining it* prey 



