Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in North America and one of the larger freshwater turtles in the world. One record sized individual with a 31.5-inch (80 cm) shell has been documented, and another 251-pound (114 kg) captive specimen recorded, however, 35–100 pounds (16–45 kg) and 12–20 inches (30–51 cm) is ...
Art Weston caught a 200-plus-pound alligator snapping turtle at Sam Rayburn Lake near Beaumont. Man catches 200-pound alligator snapping turtle followed by 188-pound alligator gar in Texas Skip to ...
The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the world and can live up to 70 years. It is black or dark brown, and their shell is thick with pronounced spikes.
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.
Skeleton of an alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) on display at the Museum of OsteologyTraditionally, only a single extant species (M. temminckii) was recognized, but following reviews, two species are now recognized: [4] [5] Anatomical differences between the two species of Macrochelys include the shape of the caudal notch at the rear of the carapace and the angle of the ...
Oscar's memory lives on in Churubusco's Turtle Days festival held each June. [10] It includes a parade, carnival and turtle races. [11] A turtle shell labeled "Beast of Busco" hangs in the Two Brothers Restaurant in Decatur, Indiana. A small concrete statue of a turtle sits on the sidewalk at the main intersection in the center of Churubusco.