Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus 1758)

Deahn Donner; Donald J. Brown

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Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus 1758)

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Deahn Donner, Donald J. Brown

Year:

2022

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Kapfer, Joshua M.; Brown, Donald J., eds. Amphibians and Reptiles of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison WI: 722-737.

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Abstract

Snapping Turtles are the largest turtles found in Wisconsin. They can be identified by their large body, wide head (with hooked upper jaw), long thick legs and tail, and brown, tan, or olive-green coloration.

Keywords

reptile, turtle, Wisconsin

Citation

Donner, Deahn M; Brown, Donald J. 2022. Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus 1758). In: Kapfer, Joshua M.; Brown, Donald J., eds. Amphibians and Reptiles of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison WI: 722-737.