Common snapping turtle
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| phylum | Chordata | The common snapping turtle is a large freshwater turtle of the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada, southwest to the edge of the Rocky Mountains, as far east as Nova Scotia and Florida. This species and the larger alligator snapping turtle are the only two species in this family found in North America (though the common snapping turtle, as its name implies, is much more widespread). The former subspecies osceola, Florida snapping turtle, is currently considered a synonym of serpentina.
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| clade | Anapsida | |
| order | Testudines | |
| family | Chelydridae | |
| genus | Chelydra | |
| species | C. serpentina |
