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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoUNIVERSITY 1437/1/4/53
TitleSlide showing four engravings of 'Chrysenys picta' (turtle).
DateLate 19th - early 20th century
Extent1 slide
DescriptionSlide shows four diagrammatic engravings of 'Chrysenys picta'. Two diagrams show turtle with two heads.
Label below image reads 'Fig. 207 Chrysenys picta - two or three days old, I, II normal, III and IV, two-headed specimens. In the latter the nuchal and two pygal are normal. Between them are 12 plates on each side, eleven being the most usual number. Among the costals an extra plate is wedged in on the rt. First verebra divided by suture, fifth is made up of four irregular plates. In the plastron there is a doubling of the ...' (text obscured).
Number on tape on top edge of slide reads '75'.
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