Image from page 229 of "Water reptiles of the past and present" (1914) (14586439999)

Identifier: waterreptilesofp1914will

Title: Water reptiles of the past and present

Year: 1914 (1910s)

Authors: Williston, Samuel Wendell, 1851-1918

Subjects: Aquatic reptiles

Publisher: Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago Press

Contributing Library: Boston Public Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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Fig. hi Fig. 112 Figs, hi and 112.—Graptemys. (From Hay) Fig. hi.—Carapace: cpi, cp2, etc., costal plates; csi, cs2, etc., costal scutes,horny; »i, n2, etc., neural bones; nup, nuchal bone; nus, nuchal scute; py, pygalbone; spy, suprapygal; spy 2, second suprapygal, or postneural; vsi, VS2, etc., verte-bral scutes; 1, 2, 3-12 on right side, marginal scutes; 1, 2, 3-12 on left side, peripheralbones. Fig. 112.—Plastron: ab, abdominal scutes; an, anal scutes; ent, entoplastron(interclavicle); epi, epiplastron (clavicle); fern, femoral scute; g, gular scute; hum,humeral scute; hyo, hypoplastron bone; hypo, hypoplastron; in, inguinal scute;py, pygal bone; xiph, xiphiplastron. the strange leather-back turtle described farther on, these platesform definite series. Ten of them cover the spines of the dorsalvertebrae, in the midline, one over each, of which the turtles havethe smallest number of any known reptiles. There are eight oneach side over the ribs, united by suture with each ot

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