Sternothcerus. 305 



Species 5. 



Amboinense. K. testa ovalileevi ; scutis margmaltbus^4, 

 Testudo Amboinensis. Daud. II. 309. 

 Terrapene Amboinensis. Merrem, p. 28. 

 Habitat in Amboina. 



Shell oval, smooth ; marginal plates 24. 



Species 6. 

 NIGRICANS. K. testa suborbkulatd, carinaidj scutis tnargina- 

 libus 24. 

 Testudo subnigra. Latr. I. 89. Daud. II. p. 197. 

 ? La noiratre. Lacep. I. p. 175. t. 13. 

 Habitat 2 



Shell suborbicular, carlnated, marginal plates 24. 



Genus II. STERNOTH^RUS. Mihi. 



Sternum uni-valve : lobus anterior mobilis, lobi duo posteriores 

 connexi, immobiles. 



Breast-plate having but one moveable valve; formed of the 

 anteriour lobe. The middle and posteriour lobes immoveably 

 connected and fixed. 



Species I. 

 TRiFAsciATus. S. collo elongato : testa ovali, carinata ; scutis vix 

 ihibrkatiSf rugosostriatis ; marginalibus25. 



Habitat ? 



Mas. nost. 



Tab. Supp. XIII. 



Neck very long ; shell oval, carinated, slightly wrinkled ; 

 plates almost imperceptibly imbricate ; marginal plates 25. 



Description. 

 The head long, narrow, and somewhat depressed ; of a yellow 

 colour, with two deep brown bands on each side, passing from 

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