IQ Catalogue of Reptiles. 



b. shell of adult. Has one additional costal. 



c. young stuffed, strongly keeled. 



This is the common turtle along the east coast of the Bay. Few 

 Europeans have any idea but that it is the true edible turtle, and m 

 Snnocence gloJy in soup made from it. It » ""^^'far tt 

 flesh so indifferent that even the Burmese do not greatly care tor it. 

 The flesh of Sphargis, according to Tickell, is equally coarse. 



CHELONIA, Fleming. 



{Costal plates eight.) 

 37. C. virgata, Schweigg. Bay of Bengal. 



a. stuffed, 50.5 inches. 



b. semi-adult ditto. 



c. young ditto. 



d. upper shell only. 



This is the true edible turtle. It is herbivorous, and may be dis- 

 tinguished from the logger-head by having only thirteen plates on the 

 back whilst the logger-head has fifteen, or one pair more of costals. 

 Calcutta specimens are mostly brought from the straits. 



OBDEE, EMYDOSATJKL , 



FAMILY CROCODILIDJE. 



CBOCODILUS, Cuvier. 

 (a, Nuchal shields , small.) 



1. C. porosus, Schneid. 



C. biporcatus, Cuv. 



a. stuffed adult. Head, 16.5. Body, 43.8 



Tail 63.0 = 123.3 inches. Forehead, 4.4 broad. 

 Cervical scutes, 5.7 across. Two small nuchal shields. 



b. smaller stuffed. 



b b smaller ditto. Four small nuchal shields. 

 ' Head, 7.5. Body, 16.6. Tail, 25.2. = 49.3. 



c. young stuffed. Malacca. Mr. Foster. 



d. young in spirit. Penang. 



e. ditto ditto. 



/. skull of adult, 23 inches. 

 g. ditto young, 14 inches, (injured.) 

 Dorsal scutes in eight rows. 



