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Alligator snapping turtle

Macrochelys temminckii

Photo by LisaPowers
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Field Notes

Description:

Large (~25 pound) aquatic turtle with a hooked beak and and three-ridged shell.

Habitat:

Not applicable - see notes

Notes:

This was a captive-bred specimen and maintained in captivity for use in educational programs. It was used in a program during the High Knob, VA Naturalist Rally.

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PublishedNovember 21, 2015

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