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Page 226
... sand . The cupped foot is then lifted and swung laterally , and the sand is dropped several inches out from the rear margin of the shell . As the sand falls , the other hind foot , which until then has rested on the sand beside the ...
... sand . The cupped foot is then lifted and swung laterally , and the sand is dropped several inches out from the rear margin of the shell . As the sand falls , the other hind foot , which until then has rested on the sand beside the ...
Page 227
... Sand is not scraped into the hole , as in Chelonia . Instead , the flippers , working al- ternately , reach far out beside the opening , pick up sand , and carry it in over the hole and drop it . As this process continues , two ...
... Sand is not scraped into the hole , as in Chelonia . Instead , the flippers , working al- ternately , reach far out beside the opening , pick up sand , and carry it in over the hole and drop it . As this process continues , two ...
Page 234
... sand or into the growing hole .... It is then cupped , and the outer edge is rotated inwardly . A small amount of sand is now scooped up . . . lifted to the top of the hole , and deftly laid to one side . Meanwhile the opposing flipper ...
... sand or into the growing hole .... It is then cupped , and the outer edge is rotated inwardly . A small amount of sand is now scooped up . . . lifted to the top of the hole , and deftly laid to one side . Meanwhile the opposing flipper ...
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adults agassizii algae aquatic basking behavior blotches box turtles burrow Cagle CALIFORNIA/SANTA CRUZ captive carapace length Caretta Carr cavity Chelonia mydas Chelydra Chrysemys Chrysemys picta Clemmys clutch concinna CONFUSING SPECIES Copeia CRUZ The University dark Deirochelys diamondback terrapin eggs females fish flippers Florida floridana gopher tortoise Gopherus Gopherus polyphemus Graptemys green turtle growth HABITAT hatchlings head Herpetologica hibernation hind feet inches juveniles Kinosternon Kinosternon baurii Kinosternon hirtipes leatherback loggerhead Macroclemys Malaclemys males map turtles Marsh Turtles mature mud turtles neck occurs odoratus ornata painted turtle PARASITES pattern plastral plastron plastron length pleural Pond and Marsh population posterior PREDATORS range reported reptiles River sand scutes sea turtles season Semiaquatic Pond serpentina shell Skull snapping turtle softshell Sternotherus Sternotherus minor Sternotherus odoratus stinkpots stripes subrubrum subspecies surface tail temperature Terrapene carolina terrapin Texas tortoises trematodes Trionyx University Library UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/SANTA usually vertebral width yellow