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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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