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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Chelydridae |
Genus: | Chelydra Schweigger, 1812[1] |
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Chelydra serpentina |
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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 each in North America, Central America, and South America.
Species[edit]
The genus Chelydra has three species:[1]
- C. acutirostris W. Peters, 1862 – South American snapping turtle
- C. rossignonii (Bocourt, 1868) – Central American snapping turtle
- C. serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) – common snapping turtle (North America)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.91-92
References[edit]
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Paul van Dijk, Peter; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley. "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status". pp. 000.89–000.138. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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