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Taylor: Philippine Turtles 
Measurements of Dermochelys schlegelii (Garman).' 
121 
Total length 
1,500 
Length of carapace 
1,238 
Width of plastron 
842 
Length of foreleg 
763 
Length of plastron 
1,000 
Length of hind leg 
422 
Transverse diameter of eye 
52 
Length of head 
200 
Width of head 
176 
Remarks . — This huge sea turtle, commonly known as Sphargis 
coriacea, is included here on the strength of a large stuffed 
specimen in the Ateneo de Manila, which was caught at Malabon, 
Manila Bay, and has been in the museum for a number of years. 
It is adult and measures more than 2 meters from head to end 
of carapace. 
Suborder LAMINIFERA 
Laminifera Hemprich, Grundr. Naturg. (1820) 102. 
TESTUDINID^ 
Testudinidse Gray, Ann. Phil. 10 (1825) 210. 
EMYDIN^ 
Emydinse, Gray, Ann. Phil. 10 (1825) 210, part. 
Turtles without paddle-shaped legs, and with more than two 
claws on each digit. 
Many genera are associated under this subfamily, and these 
constitute most of the species of known turtles. They are widely 
distributed in all temperate and tropical countries. They are 
terrestrial and aquatic and are both vegetable and animal 
feeders. 
There are only two genera positively known from the Philip- 
pines; these are Cyclemys and Heosemys. Representatives of 
several other genera are attributed to the Philippine Islands by 
Casto de Elera,^^ Siebenrock,^® and de Rooij.^® Among these are 
Callagur, Bellia, Gedemyda, Ocadia, and Damonia. It is not 
impossible that representatives of some of these genera will be 
found in the Philippine Islands, but I believe there are no authen- 
tic specimens preserved in any collection. 
“After Schlegel, Fauna Japon. (1835) 9. 
“Cat. Fauna Filipinas 1 (1895) 400, 401. 
“Zool. Jahrb. Suppl. 10 (1909) 450-508. 
“Kept. Indo-Aust. Arch. 1 (1915) 288-307. 
