Typical Snapping Turtles
Chelydra
Chelydra is one of the two extant genera of the snapping turtle family, Chelydridae, the other being Macrochelys, the much larger alligator snapping turtle. The snapping turtles are native to the Americas, with Chelydra having three species, one each in North America, Central America, and South America.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Common Snapping Turtle
speciesChelydra serpentina
South American Snapping Turtle
speciesChelydra acutirostris
Central American Snapping Turtle
speciesChelydra rossignonii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39681.