ORDER OPHIDIA. 



Hamilton's Terrapin. Emys Hamiltonii, Gray, Illust. 



Ind. Zool. t. 

 Shell oblong, black, yellow-rayed ; hinder edge toothed ; 

 head, and body, and limbs yellow spotted. India. 



Eyehearing Terrapin. Emys Occilifera., Kuhl. Beytr. 



Shell hemispherical ; behind toothed ; above with blackish 

 eyed rings, beneath yellow ; a doubtful species. 



B. Shell margin entire ; sternum with the sides keeled. 

 Living in the Old World. 



Tented Terrapin. Emys Tecta, Bell, Gray, Illust. Ind. 



Zool. t. 



Shell ovate, oblong, solid; olive, beneath varied brown and 

 red ; animal red and yellow lined. 



Lined Terrapin. Emys Lineata, Gray, Illust. Ind. Zool. t. 



Shell oblong, olive ; head blueish ash ; chin and cheeks yel- 

 low varied ; nape and eyebrow scarlet lined. India. 



Batagur Terrapin. Emys Batagur, Gray, Illust. Ind. Zool. 

 Shell suborbicular, depressed, pale olive; margin dilated; 

 body ash ; chin and lips yellowish. Var. /3 Test. Baska. 

 Shell oblong, ovate. 



Common Terrapin, or Mud Tortoise. Emys vulgaris. Test. 



Lutaria, Lin. ? 

 Shell ovate, olive, black dotted, clouded and ringed with 

 blackish and orange, head and limbs orange lined. Adult 

 smooth, young rugose. South of Europe. Spain. 



Caspian Terrapin. Emys Caspia, Ruppell. Test. Caspia, 

 Gmel. Trav. t. bad. 



Shell oblong, slightly contracted on the sides, olive yellow 

 netted ; beneath black, irregular yellow spotted, head olive 

 brown, with narrow sub-concentric yellow lines. Caspian 

 Sea. Dr. Ruppell. 



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