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7. Salt Marsh Turtle. Terrapin, Diamond Back. Malaclemmys palustris.

Length, ten inches; ashy brown, with black engraved lines on shield, and specks on head, neck and legs; face, horn color, orange underneath.

Highly esteemed for food. Southern.

8. Map Turtle. Malaclemmys geographicus.

Length, six inches; blackish-brown, with rusty irregular lines; lower jaw with spoon-like tip. Western.

9. Hieroglyphic Turtle. Pseudemys hieroglyphica.

Length, six inches; blackish, with yellow worm-like marks; head with yellow stripes.

Western.

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