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The South American snapping turtle (Chelydra acutirostris) is a species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. This species, which is endemic to Central...

alligator snapping turtles (genus Macrochelys) are the only extant chelydrids, a family now restricted to the Americas. The common snapping turtle, as its...

the alligator snapping turtle. Illustration from Holbrook's North American Herpetology, 1842 Skeleton of an alligator snapping turtle on display at the...

genera of the snapping turtle family, Chelydridae, the other being Macrochelys, the much larger alligator snapping turtle. The snapping turtles are native...

Central America as part of the Great American Interchange. Common snapping turtle at Taum Sauk Mountain State Park Two-year-old captive-raised snapping turtle...

snapping turtles, with cases of infected common snapping turtles described in several US states and a single infected South American snapping turtle described...

The painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is the most widespread native turtle of North America. It lives in relatively slow-moving fresh waters, from southern...

and Illinois, it is now found in snapping turtles across the United States, as well as the South American snapping turtle in Costa Rica. Africa hosts two...

species, such as the African helmeted turtle and snapping turtles, eat fish, amphibians, reptiles (including other turtles), birds, and mammals. They may take...

because Turtle grabs onto Taylor and will not let go. Taylor explains, "In Kentucky where I grew up, people used to say if a snapping turtle gets hold...

three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira, and are commonly called Austro-South American side-neck turtles. The family is distributed in...

rock frog species Staurois guttatus and Staurois parvus 2012 South American snapping turtle (Chelydra acutirostris) 2015 Gigant jellyfish (Rhizostoma luteum)...

include among their species freshwater turtles, snapping turtles, tortoises, softshell turtles, and sea turtles. The Cryptodira are characterized by retraction...

The black turtle bean is a small, shiny variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) especially popular in Latin American cuisine, though it can also...

albagula, commonly known as the white-throated snapping turtle, is one of the largest species of chelid turtles in the world, growing to about 45 cm (18 in)...

names for the bog turtle, including mud turtle, marsh turtle, yellowhead, and snapper (not to be confused with the snapping turtle, which often goes by...

The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is native to northeastern North America. The genus Glyptemys...

the world for reptiles, and third richest in the Western Hemisphere. The turtles (order: Chelonii or Testudines) number thirty-three species from nine families...

The largest extant freshwater turtle is possibly the North American alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii), which has an unverified maximum...

all other turtles at least 110 million years ago. Their closest extant relatives are in fact the snapping turtles (Chelydridae), musk turtles (Kinosternidae)...