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Chelydridae
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"Snapping turtle" redirects here. For the familiar extant species, Chelydra serpentina, see Common snapping turtle.
The Chelydridae is a family of turtles that has seven extinct and two extant genera. The extant genera are the snapping turtles, Chelydra and Macrochelys. Both are endemic to the Western Hemisphere. The extinct genera are Acherontemys, Chelydrops, Chelydropsis, Emarginachelys, Macrocephalochelys, Planiplastron, and Protochelydra.
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The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Clade: | Americhelydia |
Family: | Chelydridae Gray, 1831[2] |
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