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recorded from the Philippine Islands. Three of the species oc- 
curring in the Philippine Islands, Cyclemys dhor, C. amboinensis, 
and Pelochelys cantorii, are widely distributed in southeastern 
Asia and the Malay Archipelago. The fourth land species, Heo- 
semys leytensis, is known only from Leyte. 
Table 1 . — Distribution of eastern genera of turtles. 
Genus. 
Japan. 
1 Philippines. 
Borneo. 
Sumatra. 
Java. 
Malay Peninsula. 
Celebes. 
New Guinea. | 
Australia. 
Devisid - -- 
X 
OcadicL 
X 
Clemmys 
X 
Callagur 
X 
X 
Orlitia 
X 
X 
Balagur 
X 
X 
Crp.orlp.rn.yR 
X 
X 
X 
Bellia... — - 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Heoscmys _ 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
CyclcTnys - ..... 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Testudo 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Chelodina 
X 
Emydura 
X 
X 
Carettochelys 
X 
Chelonia 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Caretta _ 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
EretTtiochelys __ 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
DeTTUochelys ... ...... 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Eogauict 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Pelochelys 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Amy da 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
LOCAL PHILIPPINE NAMES OF TURTLES 
Antipa (Tagalog) is Pelochelys cantorii. 
Bao (Visayan) is Cyclemys amboinensis and C. dhor. 
Bayuyuco (Tagalog) is Cyclemys amboinensis. 
Cala (Tagalog) is a name applied to marine forms, especially 
Eretmochelys imbricata. 
Pagong (Tagalog) is Cyclemys amboinensis and C. dhor. 
Pauican (Tagalog) is a name applied to marine forms. 
Pao (Pampanga) is Cyclemys amboinensis. 
Sisican (Visayan) is Eretmochelys imbtdcata. 
