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VERTEBRATES : REPTILES. 



pounds, or more, and are caught at night when they 

 come on shore to hiv their eggs. 



Fig. 169. — Wood Torloise. Fig. 170. — Box Turtle, shut 



up and on its back. 



Fig. 171. — Snapping Turtle. 



Fig. 172. — Hawkbill Turtle. 



The Sphargis, or Soft-shelled Sea Turtle, lives in the 

 tropical regions of all oceans and has been found even 

 in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the largest of all the 

 Turtles, sometimes weighing fifteen hundred pounds. 



