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REPflllA: TESTIJDINES: EMYDIDAECatalogueof AmericanAmphibians andReptiles.Seidel,MichaelE. 1988.Tracbemysdecussata.Trachemysdecussata(Gray)North Antillean SliderEmysdecussataGray,1831:28.Type-locality,"AmericaBoreali."Holotype,BritishMus.Natur.Hist.1947.3.4.79,cataloguedasa male,butre-identifiedfromphotographasanadultfemale(Seidel,1988),collected(origin)byJ. E.Gray(notexaminedbyauthor).Emysrngosa:CocteauandBibron,1843:17.EmysvenniculataGray,1844:25.Type-locality,"TropicalAmerica?"HolotypeformerlyinBritishMus.Natur.Hist.,nowlost(notex-aminedbyauthor).Ptycbemysdecussata:Agassiz,1857:434.Tracbemysrngosa:Agassiz,1857:436.Emysjamao: Dumeril,1861:435.Nomennudum.Clemmysdecussata:Strauch,1862:127.EmysgnatboVilar6,1867:204.Type-locality,"Cuba."Holotypenotdesignated(notexaminedby author).Pseudemysdecussata:Gray,1870:47.Cbrysemysscriptarngosa:Boulenger,1889:79.Pseudemyspalustris:Stejneger,1904:710.Cbrysemysscriptapalustris:Siebenrock,1909:464.Pseudemysrngosa:De SolaandGreenhall,1932:129.Pseudemysterrapen: MertensandWermuth,1955:367.Cbrysemysdecussata:McDowell,1964:274.Cbrysemysterrapen: Obst,1983:23.Tracbemysdecussata:SeidelandInchaustegui,1984:468.Firstuseof combination.• Content. Two subspeciesarerecognized:decussataandangusta.SeeComment.• Definition. A relativelylargeTracbemys,malesreach115-270mmin carapacelengthandfemales120-390mm. The adultcarapaceisbrownorolive,weaklykeeledandsometimeswithsmallridgesradiatingfromtheareolaeofpleuralscutes.In juvenilesandsomeyoungadults,thepleuralsmayhaveadarkspotencircledbyayellowororangeringandasimilarlyocellatefigureonthedorsalandventralmarginalseams.Theadultplastronisusuallyyellowandunmarked.Thejuvenileplastronhasa continuousor interruptedwavysymmetricalfigure,whichmayalsooccuronthebridge.Skinisgrayish-brownorgreenwithyellowstripesontheneckandlimbs.Thesestripesaremuchlesspronouncedin adults.Thejuvenilesu-440.1TRACHEMYS DECUSSATApratemporalstripeinjuvenilesmaybeorangeorpink.Thetomiumis smoothor slightlyserrate,andthemedianridgeof thealveolarsurfaceis weaklydeveloped.The foreclawsof maturemalesareoftenelongate,melanismispronouncedinolderindividuals,andthesnoutis relativelyshort.•DiagnosisT decussataisdistinguishedfromallotherspeciesof Tracbemysbythefollowingcombinationof characters:plastralsurfaceof adultseitherflatorslightlyconcave;epiplastrontruncateanteriorly;inguinalscutesposteriorlyaligned(oftenbarelyornotincontactwithmarginalVI andprojectedlaterallyto formanangle;gularscuteshort,ususallylessthan13%ofcarapacelength;craniumshallow(lessthan32%of itslength)withthemaxillaflaredlaterallyandthesquamosaltaperedposterodorsally.• Descriptions. GeneraldescriptionsareinBarbourandCarr(940), Pritchard(979), SampedroMarinetal.(983), GarridoandJuame(984), andSeidel(988).•ffiustrations.ColorphotographsordrawingsareinBarbourandCarr(940) andPritchard(979). BlackandwhitephotographsordrawingsareinGrant0940,1948),WermuthandMertens(961),andSeidel(988). Illustrationsof theskullarein Seidel(988).•Distribution. T decussataoccursonmainlandCubaaswellasIsladePinos(IsladelaJuventud),CayoCoco,CayoSantaMaria(GarridoandJuame,1984)andtheCaymanIslands(Seidel,1988).• Pertinentliterature. Generalaccountsarein BarbourandCarr0940,Grant(940), andPritchard(979). Additionalreferencesarelistedbytopic.Taxonomy:DeSolaandGreenhall(1932),Grant(948), Williams(956), McDowell0%4), SeidelandSmith(986),SeidelandAdkins(987), andSeidel(988). Electrophoresis:SeidelandAdkins(987). Distribution:SchwartzandHenderson(985),Iverson(986), andSeidel(988). Zoogeographyandevolution:Barbourand Carr (941), Williams(964), and Seidel (988).Choanalstructure:Parsons(968). Blood cells: Frair (977).Rightingreflex:Asheetal.(975). Salinitytolerance(DunsonandSeidel,1986).Ecology: Grant(940) andSampedroMarinet al.(983).• Comment. Many authors,followingBarbourand Carr(1940),haverecognizedthreesubspeciesof T decussata.However,Seidel(988) presentedevidencethatT d. plana (fromeasternCuba)isnota distinctaxonandplacedit in thesynonymyof T d.decussata.HealsofoundthatTracbemysontheCaymanIslands,previouslyassignedto T.d.granti,cannotbedistinguishedfromTd. angusta,andplacedtheformerin synonymy.160KM.JI100 MI.Map. Solidcirclemarksthetype-locality;hollowcirclesotherreportedlocalities.440.2Figure 1. Dorsoateralview(left)andpastralviewof a youngfemaleTraebemysdeeussatangustafrom GrandCaymanIsland.Mittleman(1947)challengedBarbourandCarr's(1940)assign-mentof TestudorugosaShawtotheJamaicanspecies(T terrapen)claimingthatthespecimendescribedby Shawmorecloselyre-sembledtheCubanform (T decussata).BasedexclusivelyonShaw's(1802)andBarbourandCarr's(1940)publisheddata,heplaceddeeussatainthesynonymyof rugosa.However,Mittleman(1947)wasapparentlyunawarethatDaudin(1801)hadpreviouslyusedthecombinationTestudorugosaforthegreenturtle,Cbeloniamydas;thisrendersTestudorugosaShawinvalid(ajuniorhomo-nym).• Etymolgy. The specificnamedeeussata(Latin,deeus"beautyor splendor")probablyrefersto themarkingsof youngindividuals;thesubspecificnameangusta(Latin,angustus"nar-row")referstothecarapacewhichistypicallylessbroadthaninthenominatesubspecies.1. Tracbemysdecussatadecussata(Gray)EmysdeeussataGray,1831:28.Seespeciesaccount.Pseudemysdeeussatadeeussata:BarbourandCarr,1940:396.Pseudemysdeeussataplana BarbourandCarr,1940:405.Type-locality,"RioJobabo,WesternOriente,Cuba."Holotype,Mus.CompoZool.,Harvard34134,adultmale,collectedbyT. Bar-bour,August,1932(examinedbyauthor).pseudemysrugosarugosa:Mittleman,1947:176.(seeComment).Pseudemysrugosadeeussata:Mittleman,1947:176.Pseudemysterrapen deeussata:MertensandWermuth,1955:366.Pseudemysterrapenplana: Parsons,1960:118.Pseudemysterrapenrugosa:WermuthandMertens,1961:158.Cbrysemysdeeussatadeeussata:SchwartzandThomas,1975:47.Cbrysemysterrapendeeussata:Obst,1983:23.Cbrysemysterrapenplana:Obst.1983:23.Traebemysdeeussatadeeussata:Iverson,1985:4.Firstuseof com-bination.Traebemysdeeussataplana: Iverson,1985:4.• Definition. Thecarapaceis relativelyshallow(depth34%of carapacelengthin males,37%in females)andbroadanteriorly(widthatmarginalseamIII-N greaterthan60%ofcarapacelength).Theupperjawisnotelongate(62%ofheadwidthin males,60%infemales)andmarkingsontheneckandlimbsfadeordisappearinadults.2. Tracbemysdecussataangusta(Barbour and Carr).pseudemysdecussatangustaBarbourandCarr,1940:402.Type-locality,"TacoRiver,Pinardel Rio,Cuba." Holotype,Mus.CompoZool.,Harvard34340,adultfemale,collectedbyG. S.VillalbaandF. E. Convillon, December,1932(examinedbyauthor).Pseudemysdeeussatadeeussata:BarbourandCarr,1940:402.Inpart,specimensfromIsladePinos.Pseudemysgranti Barbourand Carr, 1941:59.Type-locality,"...GrandCayman..." Holotype,Mus.CompoZool,Harvard46045,adultfemalecollectedbyRodriguezBenitez,1941,(ex-aminedbyauthor).Pseudemysrugosaangusta:Mittleman,1947:176.(seecomment).Pseudemysterrapengranti: MertensandWermuth,1955:367.Pseudemysdecussatagranti: Williams,1956:157.Pseudemysterrapenangusta:Parsons,1960:118.Cbrysemysterrapengranti: Williams,1969:369.Cbrysemysdeeussatagranti: SchwartzandThomas,1975:47.Cbrysemysterrapenangusta:Obst,1983:23.Traebemysdeeussatangusta:Iverson,1985:4.Firstuseof com-bination.Traebemysdeeussatagranti: Iverson,1985:4.•Definition. Thecarapaceisrelativelydeep(37%ofcarapacelengthin males,39"/0in females)andnarrowanteriorly(widthatmarginalseamIII-N 56-58%ofcarapacelength).Theupperjawisslightlyelongate(65%of headwidthin males,63%in females)andmarkingson theneckandlimbsareoftenprominentin adults.literature CitedAgassiz,Louis. 1857.Conributionstothe naturalhistoryof theUnitedStatesof America.Vol. 1and2. Little,BrownandCo.,Boston.643p.Ashe,VictorM., DavidChiszar,andHobartM. 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Seidel,DepartmentofBiologicalSciences,MarshallUni-versity,Huntington,WestVirginia 25701.Primaryeditorfor thisaccount,CarlH. Ernst.Published15December1988andCopyright©1988bytheSocietyfor theStudyof AmphibiansandReptiles.

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