Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Chelydra
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American Snapping Turtles
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Amerikanische Schnappschildkröten
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Amerikanske Snapskildpadder
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1814 |  |
Chelydra Schweigger (type species: Testudo serpentina Linnaeus 1758) |
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1822 | |
Chelonura Fleming (type species: Testudo serpentina Linnaeus 1758; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1822 | |
Ophichelone Jarocki (type species: Testudo serpentina Linnaeus 1758; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1825 | |
Rapara Gray (type species: Testudo serpentina Linnaeus 1758; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1827 | |
Saurochelys Latreille in Berthold (type species: Testudo serpentina Linnaeus 1758; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1832 | |
Cheliurus Rafinesque (type species: Testudo serpentina Linnaeus 1758; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1835 | |
Emysaurus Dumeril & Bibron (type species: Testudo serpentina Linnaeus 1758; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1905 | |
Devisia Ogilby (type species: Devisia mythodes Ogilby 1905; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Contents:
3 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Introduced to:
Canada
(British Columbia),
China,
France,
Guam,
Japan,
Mexico,
South Africa
(Western Cape),
Spain
(Balearic Islands
[Mallorca]),
Taiwan,
United Kingdom,
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Hawaii,
Nevada,
Oregon,
Utah).
Distribution:
C. and E. North America, Central America, NW. South America.
Reported from:
Belize,
Canada
(Manitoba,
New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia,
Ontario,
Quebec,
Saskatchewan),
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Oaxaca,
Tabasco,
Veracruz,
Yucatan),
Nicaragua,
Panama,
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York
[incl.
Long Island],
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming).
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Chelydra acutirostris
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South American Snapping Turtle
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Südamerikanische Schnappschildkröte
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Sydamerikansk Snapskildpadde
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1862 | |
Chelydra serpentina var. acutirostris Peters |
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Chelydra acutirostris Babcock 1932 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Phillips, Dimmick & Carr (1996).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
Honduras,
Nicaragua,
Panama.
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Chelydra rossignonii
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Central American Snapping Turtle
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Mittelamerikanische Schnappschildkröte
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Centralamerikansk Snapskildpadde
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1868 | |
Emysaurus rossignonii Bocourt |
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Chelydra rossignonii Cope 1872 |
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Chelydra serpentina rossignoni Mertens 1934 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Phillips, Dimmick & Carr (1996).
Distribution:
Belize,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Campeche,
Chiapas,
Oaxaca,
Tabasco,
Veracruz).
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Chelydra serpentina
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North American Snapping Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle
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Nordamerikanische Schnappschildkröte
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Nordamerikansk Snapskildpadde
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1758 | |
Testudo serpentina Linnaeus |
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Chelydra serpentina Schweigger 1812 |
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Emys serpentina Merrem 1820 |
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Chelonura serpentina Fleming 1822 |
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Ophiochelone serpentina Jarocki 1822 |
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Rapara serpentina Gray 1825 |
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Saurochelys serpentina Berthold 1827 |
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Cheliurus serpentina Rafinesque 1832 |
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Emysaura serpentina Duméril & Bibron 1835 |
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Hydraspis serpentina Fitzinger 1835 |
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1802 | |
Testudo serpentaria Wiedemann [substitute name] (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1812 | |
Chelydra lacertina Schweigger (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Chelydra serpentina lacertina Stejneger 1914 |
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1857 | |
Chelydra emarginata Agassiz (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1905 | |
Devisia mythodes Ogilby (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1918 | |
Chelydra osceola Stejneger |
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Chelydra serpentina osceola Mertens 1934 |
Other common names:
osceola: Florida Snapping Turtle
serpentina: Common Snapping Turtle
Remarks:
Previously included acutirostris and rossignonii (e.g., Wermuth & Mertens 1977).
Presence in Mexico needs confirmation (Legler & Vogt 2013).
Introduced to:
Canada
(British Columbia),
China,
France,
Guam,
Japan,
Mexico,
South Africa
(Western Cape),
Spain
(Balearic Islands
[Mallorca]),
Taiwan,
United Kingdom,
USA
(Arizona,
California,
Hawaii,
Nevada,
Oregon,
Utah).
Distribution:
Canada
(Manitoba,
New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia,
Ontario,
Quebec,
Saskatchewan),
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York
[incl.
Long Island],
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming).
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Chelydra serpentina
© Rune Midtgaard
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