Carapace and Plastron

Epidermal laminae (right) and bony elements (left) of the

carapace. A, Chelodina longicollis; B, Chelonia mydas.
cpl, anteriormost of eight costal plates; csc, anteriormost
of five central scutes; lsc, anteriormost of four lateral
scutes; msc, marginal scutes; nup, neural plate; pnp,
preneural plate; prb, posteriormost of 11 peripheral bones;
psc, precentral scute; pyb, pygal bone; spb, suprapygal.
Interlaminal seams are shown by solid lines and irregular
lines indicate sutures. (After Cogger 1992) [T. Wright]

Bony elements of the plastron (left) and epidermal laminae

(right). A, Chelodina longicollis; abd, abdominal scute;
asc, anal scute; enp, entoplastron; epp, epiplastron; fsc,
femoral scute; gsc, gular scute; hsc, humeral scute; hpp,
hypoplastron; hyo, hyoplastron; isc, intergular; pec,
pectoral; xpp, xiphyplastron.