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  2. Alligator snapping turtle - Wikipedia

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    Though not verified, a 183 kg (403 lb) alligator snapping turtle was found in Kansas in 1937, [14] but the largest verifiable one is debatable. One weighed at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago was a 16-year resident giant alligator snapper weighing 113 kg (249 lb), sent to the Tennessee Aquarium as part of a breeding loan in 1999, where it ...

  3. List of largest reptiles - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Beast of Busco - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. 25 Turtles in Texas - AOL

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    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.

  6. Man catches 200-pound alligator snapping turtle followed by ...

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    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 ...

  7. The Ultimate List: 101 Animals That Start With ‘A’ - AOL

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    Amberjacks are a giant fish found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean. They can reach a weight of 178 pounds. ... Alligator Snapping Turtle. These are the largest freshwater turtles in the ...

  8. Chelydra - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Macrochelys - Wikipedia

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    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 ...