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The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is a large species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. The species is endemic to freshwater habitats in the United States. M. temminckii is one of the heaviest living freshwater turtles in the world. [ 4 ] It is the largest freshwater species of turtle in North America. [ 5 ]
The Alligator snapping turtle is the largest extant freshwater turtle in North America. The largest extant freshwater turtle is possibly the North American alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii), which has an unverified maximum reported weight of 183 kg (403 lb), although this is challenged by several rare, giant softshell turtle ...
Lord Fairfax is a 65 lbs turtle found near a residential water source in Fairfax County, Virginia. He is an alligator snapping turtle, a species not native to the region where he was found, and is the largest of his kind ever found in an urban environment. [1] At maturity, Lord Fairfax is expected to exceed 200 lbs. [2]
The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), also known commonly as the Red River giant softshell turtle, the Shanghai softshell turtle, the speckled softshell turtle, and Swinhoe's softshell turtle, is an extremely rare species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. It may be the largest living freshwater turtle in the world.
Chelydra is one of the two extant genera of the snapping turtle family, Chelydridae, the other being Macrochelys, the much larger alligator snapping turtle. [1] The snapping turtles are native to the Americas, with Chelydra having three species, one in North America and two in Central America, one of which is also found in northwestern South America.
The creatures are found in swamps, where they eat fish. According to the BBC, Chamberlain was nervous about the alligator snapping turtle, not just because she wasn't sure what to do with it, but ...
May 12, 2023 at 4:33 PM. Joey Santore. A massive snapping turtle lounging on a bed of rusty chains in the Chicago River has won hearts on the internet after a viral video of the spectacle was ...
Suwannee alligator snapping turtle. Macrochelys suwannensis Thomas et al., 2014 (Missp.) The Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) is a species of very large freshwater turtle in the family Chelydridae. This species is endemic to the southeastern United States, where it only inhabits the Suwannee River basin. [5][6]