1847.] Malayan Peninsula and Islands, 619 



Chelonia imbricata, (Linne.) 



Syn. — La Tortue Caret, Dutertre. 

 Scaled Tortoise, Grew. 

 Caret, Labat, Fermin, Lacep., Bosc, Cuvier. 

 Testudo marina americana, Seba. 

 Hawksbill Turtle, Brown, Catesby. 



"Gmelin. 



Pennant. 



Donnd. 



Testudo imbricata, Linne, apud<( j c °®P ' 



Schneider. 

 Shaw. 

 ^Daudin. 

 Testudo caretta, Knorr. 

 La Tuilee, Daubenton. 



Caretta imbricata, Merrem, apud Gray : Catal. 

 Chelonia multiscutala, Kuhl ? 



f Prince Maxim. 



Chelonia imbricata, Schweig- J -pv ^ > ., , -„.» 



apud ^ Dumenl and Bibron. 



° ' * ' * | Prince Musignano. 



(jBell. 

 Chelonee faux caret, Lesson. 

 Chelonia caretta, Temminck, and Schlegel. 

 " Kura-kura" of the Malays of Pinang. 



Head brown, scales edged or rayed with yellow ; shell yellow, marbled 

 or rayed with rich brown ; sternum yellowish white. In the young the 

 areola of the sternal shields black. 



Habit. — Malayan Seas. 



Atlantic and Indian Ocean. 

 The largest individual observed was of the following dimensions : 



Length of the head, feet 4f inch. 



Ditto ditto neck, 3f 



Ditto ditto shell, 1 7 



Ditto ditto tail, 2| 



Sub. Gen. Caouance y (Caouanes,) Bum. and Bibr. 



Discal shields 15, not imbricate; jaws at the extremity slightly 

 recurved. 



Chelonia olivacea, Eschscholtz : Atlas. 



caouana, Var. B. Gra 

 dussumierii, Dum. an 

 Caouana olivacea, Gray : Catal. 



Syn. — Chelonia caouana, Var. B. Gray. 



Chelonia dussumierii, Dum. and Bibr. 



