LIZARDS, TORTOISES AND BATEACHIANS 395 



13 Chelopus muhlenbergii Scliw. 



Muhlenberg's tortoise 

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



Brown with yellowish markings ; plastron black with yellowish 

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

 plain or concentrically grooved. Length 4§- 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 plates marked with concentric striae and 

 lidiating 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 

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



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



l)loihed with black. Length 4| inches. 



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



16 Emydoidea blandingii Holbrook 



Blanding^s tortoise 

 De Kay. C i s t u d o blandingii, p. 25, pi. 1, fig. 2 

 Bh,k with numerous round or oblong yellow spots ; plastron 

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

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

 Rarbut possibly to be taken in this state. 

 In h)its similar to following. 



17 Cistudo Carolina L. 



Box tortoise 

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

 Colorsuglily variable, usually yellowish brown with spots and 

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

 5-7 inche\ 



Found &over the state in dry places. 



