48 TRIONYX. 



with a hole. This is not noticed in any of Dr. Hamilton's 

 or General Hardwicke's figures from living animals. 



6. Trionyx Javanicus, f Javanese Trionyx.) — Testa supra 

 obscure viridi subconvexa lineis numerosis minute albo 

 punctatis ornata, antice sub-tuberculari, capite obscure viridi 

 lineis nigris radiantibus notato ; sterno lutescente, callis 

 duobus transversis linearibus, cauda brevi. 



Testudo Gotaghol, Hamilton Mss. Icon. Ined. (v. Icon. 

 Mus. Ind.) cop. lUust Ind. Zool. t. Trionyx Javanicus, 

 Geoff. Ann. Mus. xiv. t. (anat.) Emyda Javanica, Schw. 



Junior. Obscure viridi, dorso maculis 4 subcentralibus 

 nigris annulis nigris circumdatis. Illust. Ind. Zool. t. f. 

 PuUus in spiritu vini conservatus. Test, rostratus, Thunb. 

 Nov. Act. Acad. Suec. viii. t. 7, f. 2, 3. Schoepf, t. 20, 

 cop. Daud. Rep. t. 19, f . 1 ; et Shaw Zool. vii. t. 17. 

 Var. ? Test, cartilaginea, Bodd. Set. t. f. Test. Boddaerti, 

 Schw. et Trionyx stellatus, GeofFr. Ann. Mus. (Spec. Bodd.) 



Habitat in India, Javee fluviis, Geoffroy; Ganges, Dr. 

 Hamilton. 



The head, especially in the young state, has a single black 

 line between the eyes, a central black spot on the crown, 

 and 5 or 6 black lines radiating from it. Boddaert's speci- 

 men is peculiar for having three stellated spots on the back 

 of the shields. 



7. Trionyx suhplanus, [Flat Trionyx.) — Testa supra sub- 

 plana fusca minute punctata, antice Isevi ; sterno Isevi non 

 calloso, osse nuchali lato transverso, vertebralibus angustis- 

 simis, Cauda subelongata. 



Trionyx suhplanus, GeoiF. Ann. Mus. xiv. t. (anat.) 

 Illust. Ind. Zool. t. 



Habitat in Indise fluvio Ganges, v. Mus. D. Hard. 



GeofFroy only knew the shield, in which the ribs were 

 about 1 -7th part free; the head is rather large. General 

 Hardwicke's specimen is stuffed, and quite perfect. 



8. Trionyx Euphraticus, [Euphrates Trionyx.) — Testa 

 supra viridi fusca leevi, sterno brevissimo utrinque acuto 

 (non calloso), cauda elongata. 



Testudo Rascht, Oliv. Voy. t. 41, cop. Shaw, Misc. t. 907. 

 Test. Euphraticus, Daud., et Trionyx Euphraticus, Geoff, 

 (cop. Ohv.) 



Habitat in fluvio Euphrates. 



