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Definition of Chelydra serpentina

Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Snap"ping, a. & n. from Snap, v. Snapping beetle. (Zo["o]l.) See Snap beetle, under Snap. Snapping turtle. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle (Chelydra serpentina) common in the fresh waters of the United States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey by a snap of its jaws. Called also mud turtle. (b) See Alligator snapper, under Alligator.

Meaning of Chelydra serpentina from wikipedia

- The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a species of large freshwater turtle in the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern...
- snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) – common snapping turtle (North America) Chelydra floridana† Chelydra laticarinata† Chelydra sculpta† The...
- of Chelydra serpentina. Its restricted range in South America reflects its recent arrival there as part of the Great American Interchange. Chelydra acutirostris...
- dorsalis), which can survive 75–86 days of anoxia, the snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), which can survive 100 days under anoxia, and the map turtle (Graptemys...
- extinct and two extant genera. The extant genera are the snapping turtles, Chelydra and Macrochelys. Both are endemic to the Western Hemisphere. The extinct...
- The Central American snapping turtle (Chelydra rossignonii), also known commonly as the Mexican snapping turtle and the Yucatán snapping turtle, is a species...
- Turtle eggs in a nest dug by a female common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)...
- terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) and juvenile common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina). In these New Jersey nests, mainly subadult and small adults were...
- (Deirochelys reticularia). Others include eastern snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), three-toed box turtle (Terrapene triunguis), ornate box turtle...
- Prominent among aquatic species is the large common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), which occurs throughout the Appalachians. Appalachian streams are...