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Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » order Chelonia » family Chelydridae - snapping turtles

Scientific synonyms

Chelydra serpentina osceola Stejneger, 1918
Chelydra serpentina serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Other names

= Florida Snapping Turtle

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IUCN category:	Least Concern

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RYBICKY.NET - Akvaristika pro každého [atlasostatnich/kajmanka_drava]
Pecháček L.: RYBICKY.NET - Akvaristika pro každého [http://rybicky.net/]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.2 [163424] [as Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)]
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/]
Data retrieved on: 2012/05/26

Reptile Database - Search [genus=Chelydra&species=serpentina]
Reptile Database - Search [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/]

Moravec J. (2008): České názvy živočichů VII. Plazi (Reptilia) 1. Želvy (Testudines), krokodýli (Crocodylia), haterie (Rhynchocephalia)., Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 39 pp. [as Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)]

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Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)