Alligator Snapping Turtle
(Macroclemys temminckii)
Familie: Snapping Turtles (Chelydridae)
Orden: Turtles (Testudines).		 Click to see large distribution map

Size:  Up to 66 cm and 80 kg. Presumably the heaviest freshwater turtle in the world.
Distribution:  Southeastern and central USA.





















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Rune Midtgaard
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The Alligator Snapping Turtle is presumably the world's heaviest freshwater turtle. This specimen is still far from its adult size.
© Rune Midtgaard.