Malaclemmys littoralis. The figures represent the same individual, an adult male 5 inches long, from Rockport, Tex. The tip of the tail has been injured.
D. Johann David Schpfs knigl. Preuss. hofraths ... Naturgeschichte der Schildkrten :.Erlangen :Bey Johann Jakob Palm,1792[-1801].biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38925623Turtles 1 of the oldest reptile groups, going back 215MM yrs. See stunning image of Indian flapshell turtle in #bhlib biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38925623
At the Guira Oga wildlife rescue center in Iguazu, Argentina, this is the South America Snake-neck Turtle, or in Spanish, Tortuga Cuello de Serpiente. It ranges from here into southern Brazil. www.dixpix.ca/Amazon/fauna/riverlife/index.html