LIZARDS, TORTOISES AND BATRACHIANS 395 



13 Chelopus muhlenbergii Scliw. 



Muhlenberg 's tortoise 

 De Kay. Eniys muhlenbergii, Muhlenberg's tortoise, p. 17, pi. 8, fig. 15 



Brown witli yellowish markings ; plastron black with yellowish 

 "blotches ; an orange spot on each side of the neck ; plates of back 

 plain or concentrically grooved. Length 4rJ inches. 



Southern part of state, particularly in the branches of the Dela- 

 ware river. 



14 Chelopus insculptus Le Conte 



Wood tortoise 

 De Kay. Emys insculptus, wood terrapin, p. 14, pi. 4, fig. 8 

 Carapace with a keel, its relates marked with concentric striae and 

 radiating black lines ; ground color yellowish or- reddish brown ; 

 plastron with a black blotch on each plate. Length 8 inches. 

 All over the state, taken both in land and water. 



15 Chelopus guttatus Schnei. 

 Speckled tortoise 

 De Kay. Emys guttata, the spotted tortoise, p. 13, pi. 16, fig. 12 

 Black with yellow spots, whose number varies with age, the 

 the young having only a single spot on each plate ; plastron yellow, 

 blotched with black. Length 4-J- inches. 



Common in ponds all over the state, frequently seen sitting on logs. 



16 Emydoidea blandingii Holbrook 

 Blanding's tortoise 

 DeKay. Cistudo blandingii , p. 25, pi. 1, fig. 2 

 Black with numerous round or oblong yellow spots ; plastron 

 with a transverse hinge, as in the common land tortoise, enabling 

 the animal to shut itself up tightly. Young jet black without spots. 

 Bare but possibly to be taken in this state. 

 In habits similar to following. 



17 Cistudo Carolina L. 



Box tortoise 

 De Kay. C . Carolina, box turtle, p. 24, pi. 21, fig. 1 

 Colors highly variable, usually yellowish brown with spots and 

 blotches of yellow ; plastron with a hinge, as in preceding. Length 

 5-7 inches. 



Found all over the state in dry places. 



