Chelydra
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| Chelydra | |
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| Chelydra serpentina | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Chelydridae |
| Genus: | Chelydra Schweigger, 1812[1] |
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Chelydra is one of the two extant genera of the Chelydridae family of turtles, the other being Macrochelys.[1]
[edit] Species
The genus Chelydra has three species.[1]
- Chelydra acutirostris Peters, 1962 – South American snapping turtle
- Chelydra rossignonii (Bocourt, 1868) – Central American snapping turtle
- Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common snapping turtle
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b c Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.91-92
[edit] References
- 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" (pdf). pp. 000.89–000.138. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. http://www.webcitation.org/5uzfktoIh. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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