Central American snapping turtle

Central American snapping turtle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Chelydridae
Genus: Chelydra
Species: C. rossignonii
Binomial name
Chelydra rossignonii[1][2]
(Bocourt, 1868)[1][2]
Synonyms

Emysaurus rossignonii Bocourt, 1868[1]
Chelydra serpentina rossignonii – Mertens, 1934[2]

The Central American snapping turtle (Chelydra rossignonii)[1] is a turtle from the Chelydridae family.[1] The species was previously considered a subspecies of Chelydra serpentina.[2]

Distribution

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico.[1]

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.91-000.92
  2. ^ a b c d e Fritz 2007, pp. 171
Bibliography
Turtle family Chelydridae
Kingdom: Animalia  · Phylum: Chordata  · Class: Reptilia  · Order: Testudines  · Suborder: Cryptodira  · Family: Chelydridae
Genus
Species of the family Chelydridae
Chelydra
Central American snapping turtle · Common snapping turtle · South American snapping turtle
Macrochelys
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2010 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status. Extinct turtles are not included.