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
Close-up in Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri
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Walking on land, at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery
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
Common snapping turtle
…snapping turtle has been present in this drainage since at least the 17th century and is likely native. The three species of Chelydra and the larger alligator snapping turtles (genus Macrochelys) are the only extant chelydrids, a family now restricted to the Americas. The common snapping turtle, as its name implies, is the…
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