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not unlike that of a miniature pug dog. The 

 neck is strong and short. All the soft parts 

 of the body are marked symmetrically with 

 sharply defined yellow stripes. To see this 

 little turtle in its full beauty it should be 

 observed in the water. As soon as it dries 

 the colors lose much of their brightness and 

 the design becomes less distinct. 



The Peacock-eyed Turtle is found in our 

 Southern States. It is a perfectly hardy lit- 

 tle animal and will live in confinement fully 

 as well, and with as little care, as any other 

 turtle. 



Clemmys species? While we are aware 

 that the Clemmys irrigata is often subject to 

 slight variations in intensity of color, we 

 must describe a specimen which we found 

 among a large number of normally colored 

 and marked turtles, and which attracted our 

 attention at once, on account of its rich and 

 unusual coloring. The carapace, besides the 

 two markings of the species, was surrounded 

 by a border of flamelike stripes, bright red 



