Asiatic softshell turtle Size:Large: 17.8 x 12.7cm and his son

and his son

'First Adventure of Gil Blas'

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Asiatic softshell turtle Size:Large: 17.8 x 12.7cm and his sonZoological studies of the Asiatic softshell turtle, or black rayed softshell turtle, here styled Testudine cartilaginea, now, Amyda cartilaginea. This semi aquatic freshwater reptile is native to Southeast Asia. Two views, back and underside. Plate from the monograph Brief van Pieter Boddaert Behelzende eene naauwkeurige Beschrijving van den Kraakbeenige schildpad (Amsterdam 1770). Inscribed: "III Br. G. Dadelbeek pinxit. F. de Bakker fecit." Pieter