File:Haeckel Chelonia.jpg

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Summary

Description

Dermatochelys coriacea (Blainville) = Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
Caretta imbricata (Gray) = Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Hydromeda tectifera (Wagler) = Hydromedusa tectifera Cope, 1869
Chelys fimbriata (Duméril) = Geochelone nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Testudo geometrica (Linné) = Psammobates geometricus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Testudo elephantina (Duméril) = Dipsochelys dussumieri Gray, 1831
Chelydra serpentina (Schweigger) = Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)

English:
1: Leatherback Turtle
2: Hawksbill Turtle
3: Argentine Snake-necked Turtle
4: Mata mata
5: Geometric Tortoise
6: Galápagos Tortoise

7: Common Snapping Turtle

Date

1904

Source

Kunstformen der Natur (1904), plate 89: Chelonia (see here, here and here)

Author



Description	German naturalist, philosopher and artist
Date of birth/death	16 February 1834	9 August 1919
Location of birth/death	Potsdam	Jena
Authority control	WorldCat

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