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Occellated Terrapin
- Colouration
- Upper shell olive. Each of the shields contains a yellow ring, which is bordered on the inside and outside with dark olive-brown. The plastron is yellow with darker markings in the central portion.
- Distribution
- The species has been taken at Mandersville, Louisiana, and at Pensacola, Florida.
Owing to the striking markings of the carapace, this species should be readily indentified. The conformation of the shell appeals to Lesueur's Terrapin, but the tubercles on the back are yet more highly developed.
There is a yellow spot behind the eye and two yellow stripes from the eye backward. Beneath, there is a yellow band covering the whole lower jaw.