Pelusios subniger parietalis Bour 1983

Pelusios subniger parietalis Bour, 1983

[= Pelusios subniger parietalis Bour, 1983]

Bour, 1983, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Paris (Series 4, Section A), 5(1):359, fig. 3E,F; pls. 5, 6.

Holotype: USNM 19802 (alcoholic adult female, CL “138.5 mm”), collected by William L. Abbott, May 1890.

Type Locality: “La Digue Island, Seychelles” [Granitic Seychelles].

Paratypes: USNM 10989 (formerly MNHN 25) (alcoholic female, CL 157 mm), Seychelles (no further locality data), collector and date unknown, cataloged 28 Jul 1881; USNM 19803 (alcoholic female, CL 119 mm), locality and collection data as for holotype; USNM 19804 (alcoholic female, CL 107 mm), locality and collection data as for holotype; USNM 20954 (formerly USNM Osteo 29349) (dry specimen [partly rotted and desiccated], sex unknown, CL 154 mm), Gloriosa Island, Mozambique Channel Islands, collected by William L. Abbott, date unknown, originally cataloged on 15 Jul 1892.

Other Type Material: Paratypes: MNHN 5300, BMNH 1907.10.15.3, BMNH 1907.10.15.4, MCZ 4487, MCZ 45511, TMP 49339, ZIN 5949, ZMB 8675.

Etymology: The name parietalis refers to the cephalic parietal scales, which are subdivided into several smaller scales.

FAMILY PLATYSTERNIDAE

Platysternon megacephalum shiui Ernst and McCord, 1987

[= Platysternon megacephalum shiui Ernst and McCord, 1987]

Ernst and McCord, 1987, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 100(3):626, fig. 2.

Holotype: USNM 266160 (alcoholic adult male, CL 143.0 mm), purchased from locals by “Oscar Shiu, Aug 1986.”

Type Locality: “Vicinity of Langson, Langson Province, Vietnam (26°50′N, 106°45′E)” (see “Remarks”).

Paratype: USNM 266161 (alcoholic adult male, CL 143.4 mm), same collection data as holotype.

Etymology: The name shiui is a patronym for Oscar Shiu, who purchased the type series.

Remarks: The type locality is suspect; the type series was acquired by a pet trade dealer. The latitude and longitude provided are incorrect for the stated locality.

FAMILY TESTUDINIDAE