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Chelydra (snapping turtles)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Species

Chelydra acutirostris (Attributes)
Chelydra rossignonii (Yucatan Snapping Turtle) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Chelydra serpentina (Common Snapping Turtle) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0