Chelydridae
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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 e
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydropsis murchisoni fossil remains (left: juvenile; right: adult)
Skulls of alligator snapping turtle (bottom) and common snapping turtle (top)
Skeleton of alligator snapping turtle at the Museum of Osteology
Americhelydia
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Americhelydia is a clade of turtles that consists of sea turtles, snapping turtles, the Central American river turtle and mud turtles, supported by several lines of molecular work. Prior to these stud
Chelydridae
…turtle (Chelydra serpentina) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Clade: Chelydroidea Family: Chelydridae Gray, 1831 Genera Chelydra Macrochelys †Acherontemys †Chelydrops †Chelydropsis †Emarginachelys †Macrocephalochelys †Planiplastron…
Sternotherus odoratus