Alligator snapping turtle
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The alligator snapping turtle is a large species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. They are the largest freshwater turtle in North America. The species is endemic to freshwater habitats in the Unit
Alligator snapping turtle
Skeleton, at the Museum of Osteology.
Illustration from Holbrook's North American Herpetology, 1842
With a carpet of algae on the carapace
Common snapping turtle
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The common snapping turtle is a species of large, freshwater turtles in the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada, southwest to the edge of the Rocky Mountains, as far
Alligator snapping turtle
…United States. M. temminckii is one of the heaviest living freshwater turtles in the world. It is often associated with, but not closely related to, the common snapping turtle, which is in the genus Chelydra. The specific epithet temminckii is in honor of Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. Although it was once believed…
Close-up in Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri
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Walking on land, at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery