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Common Snapping Turtle

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The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a large freshwater turtle native to a range stretching from southeastern Canada through the Rocky Mountains to Florida. On land it is combative and quick to strike with its powerful jaws and highly mobile head and neck, but in water it is typically docile and prefers to flee or hide rather than fight. It is omnivorous, hunting invertebrates, fish, frogs, birds, and small mammals as an ambush predator while also eating carrion and aquatic vegetation. The species is long-lived, with mark-recapture studies suggesting some individuals reach over 100 years of age, and it is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN even though Canada lists it as a species of special concern.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 2
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Chelydra serpentina 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chelydridae, Taxa
Source Common Snapping Turtle (Wikidata)

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Common snapping turtle (Wikipedia)
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Australia

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Belgium

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Common snapping turtle
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a species of large, freshwater turtles in the family Chelydridae.
  • Conservation section
    Although common snapping turtles are listed as a species of least concern, anthropogenic factors still may have major effects on populations.
2. Common snapping turtle (Wikipedia)
  • Category: Fauna listed on CITES Appendix II
  • Article text
    The species is currently classified as least concern by the IUCN, but has declined sufficiently due to pressure from collection for the pet trade and habitat degradation that Canada and several U.S. states have enacted or are proposing stricter conservation measures.
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Lead section
    The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a species of large, freshwater turtles in the family Chelydridae.
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3. Common Snapping Turtle (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q289435 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Wikidata Q289435 (P1034 main food source): invertebrate
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): invertebrate.
  • Wikidata Q289435 (P1034 main food source): fish
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): fish.
  • Wikidata Q289435 (P1034 main food source): carrion
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): carrion.
  • Wikidata Q289435 (P1034 main food source): aquatic plant
    Main food source (Wikidata property P1034): aquatic plant.
  • Child Taxon Of: Chelydridae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Chelydra serpentina
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Chelydra serpentina (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
Quote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
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