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  2. Alligator snapping turtle - Wikipedia

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    Alligator snapping turtles have been found throughout Italy beginning in the early 2000s. [41] Certain EU countries have strong laws against keeping the alligator snapping turtle without permission, as it is an invasive species. [42] In February 2024, a single male was found in Urswick Tarn in Cumbria, England. [43]

  3. Chelydridae - Wikipedia

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    The Chelydridae is a family of turtles that has seven extinct and two extant genera. The extant genera are the snapping turtles, Chelydra and Macrochelys. Both are endemic to the Western Hemisphere. The extinct genera are Acherontemys, Chelydrops, Chelydropsis, Emarginachelys, Macrocephalochelys, Planiplastron, and Protochelydra.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Chelydrops - Wikipedia

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    Chelydrops is an extinct genus of Chelydridae from Miocene of North America.Only one species is described, Chelydrops stricta (Matthew, 1924). The genus was considered by Hutchison (2008) to be a junior synonym of the genus Macrochelys, containing the alligator snapping turtle; Hutchison transferred the species C. stricta to the genus Macrochelys.

  6. List of largest reptiles - Wikipedia

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    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 from Asia (Rafetus and Pelochelys) unverified to 200 kg (440 lb) and nearly 2 m (6 ft 7 in ...

  7. Asheville scientist combats illegal turtle trafficking with ...

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    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 ...

  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. Suwannee alligator snapping turtle - Wikipedia

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    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.