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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo05amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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126 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL The Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas (Figs. 26, 27 and 28), is an attractive species, the coloration of the shell being a pale olive, marbled with yellow. The Green Turtle obtains its name from the distinctly green hue of its fat. Highly esteemed as an article of food, these turtles are com- monly seen in the markets lying upon their backs, in which position they are helpless.' In tropical waters this species is alleged to attain a weight of a thousand pounds. Green Turtle.
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FIG. 28. GREEN TURTLE; HEAD Range: Tropical and semi-tropical seas. Local distribution: An accidental visitor off our northern seacoasts. The Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina (Figs. 29 and 30), represents the largest species of our local turtles, excepting the three already described. Its rough carapace of Turtle somber brown, with its keels and serrations, and the proportionately huge, sinister head combine to make this creature unique among our turtles. The tail is long and possesses a series of plates which form an alligator-like crest; the carapace is deeply serrated posteriorly. In proportion to ' The majority of the fresh-water turtles, however, when so placed, can readily roll over through the combined assistance of the head and limbs.

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