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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 ]
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]
The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a species of large freshwater turtle in the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada, southwest to the edge of the Rocky Mountains, as far east as Nova Scotia and Florida. The present-day Chelydra serpentina population in the Middle Rio Grande suggests that the ...
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: [3] [4] 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 ...
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 $100K in prize money will go toward the development of a genomic database for three of the most poached turtle species in the U.S.: Eastern box turtles, alligator snapping turtles and Blanding ...
Chelydra rossignonii. — Bonin, Devaux & Dupré, 2006. The Central American snapping turtle (Chelydra rossignonii), [2] also known commonly as the Mexican snapping turtle[6] and the Yucatán snapping turtle, [6] is a species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. [2] The species is endemic to Central America and Mexico.
United States. Region. Maumee Valley, Northern Indiana. Details. Found in water. In Indiana folklore, the Beast of Busco is an enormous snapping turtle which citizens claimed to have seen in 1949. Despite a month-long hunt that briefly gained national attention, the "Beast of Busco" was never found. [1]